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OiM ,• . COUNTY OF HAWAII :. ,��" %�• STATE OF HAWAII • 4TH Gi•M/.i _. RESOLUTION NO. 708 16 A RESOLUTION URGING THE COUNTY OF HAWAII TO ENCOURAGE MANUFACTURING OF PACKAGING ON HAWAI'I ISLAND THAT IS ALIGNED WITH THE INTEGRATED RESOURCE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN AND ZERO WASTE POLICIES. WHEREAS, the Hawai`i Island Packaging Sustainability Initiative Stakeholders Task Force, hereinafter referred to as HIPSIS Task Force, is comprised of participants from divergent backgrounds and interests as designated in Resolution No. 565-16, Draft 3, adopted unanimously by the Hawai'i County Council on August 17, 2016; and WHEREAS, Resolution No. 356-07, Draft 2, a resolution to embrace and adopt the principles of zero waste as a long-term goal for Hawaii County and to incorporate the zero waste philosophy into the County of Hawaii Integrated Resources and Solid Waste Management Plan (IRSWMP), was adopted by the County Council, December 19, 2007; WHEREAS, at its third session held on October 6, 2016, members of the HIPSIS Task Force who attended in person at the Hilo Council Chambers, via Kona videoconference satellite, and via phone, voted unanimously on a solution that will reduce the amount of product and packaging waste that enters our ocean, which is detrimental to marine life; and WHEREAS, the solution is to encourage manufacturing packaging on Hawai'i Island that is aligned with the IRS WMP and zero waste policies; and WHEREAS, Section 3.2.2 of the County of Hawaii IRSWMP states, in part, "...one of the fundamental principles of zero waste is redesigning products and packaging, by taking into account the entire life-cycle of a product. In contrast to the current emphasis on disposability, products and packaging within the zero waste framework are designed with an emphasis on minimal use of materials, use of recycled and benign resources, longer product lives, and maximum potential for every product to be repaired, reused, or recycled...."; and