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From: Joy Gold <joy@joygoldunlimited.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2016 10:58 AM
To: Council Testimony
Cc: Dexter Yamada (dy@kyd-inc.com)
Subject: KYD Testimony for Reso 565 Proposed Draft 3
Attachments: KYD_08.17.16_Reso565-16proposedDraft3.pdf
Aloha,
On behalf of Dexter Yamada, President of KYD, Inc. dba: K Yamada Distributors, please accept the attached testimony
for:
Reso 565 Proposed Draft3
Hawaii County Council Hearing- Kona
August 17, 2016—9:00 am
Please call me at 808-368-1146 if there are any questions about the testimony submittal.
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Hawaii Island
County Council Hearing
August 17, 2016
Proposed Amendments to Resolution No. 565-16 Draft 2: "A Resolution to Establish A Hawaii Island
Packaging Sustainability Initiative (HIPSI) Stakeholders Task Force."
Testimony By: Dexter Yamada, Robert Kline
Position: Oppose
Chair Kanuha, and Members of the Hawaii County Council:
I am Dexter Yamada, President of KYD Inc, doing business as K Yamada Distributors. Robert Kline is KYD's
Senior Account Executive. Our company is a locally founded, family run business in Kalihi. KYD, Inc. began in
the 1940's as a florist and a supplier of florist supplies. In 1958 we evolved into the packaging company we
are today and later expanded into a distributor of many other fine products. KYD, Inc and its sister company,
Hawaii Foam Products, LLC provide jobs to about 90— 100 men and women and contribute much to Hawaii's
economy in the form of payroll and taxes.
We recognize that we are an Oahu-based company and therefore appreciate inclusion in the proposed HIPSI
Stakeholders Task Force. The proposed amendments make it clear that this is a continued discussion about
the ban of polystyrene food containers/food ware and mandating the sale of compostable products. Creating
a mandated preference for compostable and other alternative food service products to address a litter
management problem will only change the type of litter in the land-fill, road-side and water ways. Without a
post-consumer use recycling facility, food container waste of all materials will go to the landfill.
We oppose the addition of seven organizations to the Task Force that testified in support of Bill 140, calling for
the ban of polystyrene food containers and food ware. Reso 565 Draft 2 includes three environmental groups
and five business organizations. If balance is an issue, two of the seven proposed environmental groups could
be added to even out the participant numbers. All Task Force participants must be able to discuss economic
and self-sustaining viability about re-use, reduce and re-cycle solutions, particularly when post-consumer
recycling is not done at this time.
We oppose the removal of John DeFries, Research and Development Director, Molly Stebbins, Corporation
Counsel and Bobby Jean Leithead-Todd, Director of Environmental Management. All are needed to ensure
fact-based discussion on the Task Force.
We oppose the proposed amendments in draft 3. We request passage of Reso 565draft2 that appears to
have a broader focus of all packaging, its life cycle, waste recovery and litter management among other things.
Thank you for the opportunity to testify.
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