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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
WHEREAS, Section 4.5.11 `Maintain Active State and Regional Profile on Zero Waste
Public Policy' of the County of Hawai`i IRSWMP states, "The County could work with State
and Federal legislators and encourage other communities in the region to adopt similar zero
waste goals and plans. This effort could include a coordinated effort with regional cooperation,
to support state and national efforts to adopt:
• Extended producer responsibility.
• Deposit programs.
• Funding of zero waste initiatives through statewide or regional landfill surcharges
and product charges.
• Change school collection contracts to include recycling.
• Full cost accounting for waste disposal.
• Packaging levies (for example, on plastic bags).
• Minimum recycled content standards for additional products.
• Design for the environment programs.
• Green procurement and green building guidelines for the public sector.
• National measuring, monitoring and reporting in achieving zero waste goals.
• New mechanisms for financial assurance for post -closure liabilities for landfills.
Estimated cost: There would be little cost associated with this option beyond some staff time
spent on zero waste advocacy, and modest expenses for supplies;" now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that it
hereby encourages manufacturing of packaging on Hawai'i Island that is aligned with Integrated
Resources and Solid Waste Management Plan and zero waste policies, as recommended by the
Hawai`i Island Packaging Sustainability Initiative Stakeholders Task Force.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County of Hawai`i Department of
Environmental Management and members of the Hawai`i Island Packaging Sustainability
Initiative Stakeholders Task Force work collaboratively with Federal, State, County, and private
agencies to provide guidance regarding the implementation of this resolution as provided herein.
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BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this
resolution to Mayor William P. Kenoi, Department of Environmental Management Director
Bobby Jean Leithead-Todd, and all members of the Hawaii Island Packaging Sustainability
Initiative Stakeholders Task Force.
Dated at Kona , Hawai`i, this 21st day of December , 2016.
INTRODL CED BY:
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CO CIL M '�' :ER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
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COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawaii CHUNG X
DAVID X
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by EOFF X
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the KANUHA X
County of Hawaii on December 21, 2016
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O'HARA X
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Reference: C-1146/EMG10
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON& PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 708 16
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