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Murashige, Laura
From: Steve N. Ueda <steve.ueda@suisan.com>
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2016 10:45 AM
To: Council Testimony
Subject: Testimony for Committee on Environmental Management
Attachments: testimony Res 708-16 20161101.pdf
Please accept my testimony for the meeting 11/1, 1:30 pm.
The following testimony is attached: Statement in Opposition to Resolution 708-16 Draft 01,to encourage
manufacturing of packaging on Hawai'i Island that is aligned with the integrated resource solid waste management plan
and zero waste policies.
Steve Ueda
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Suisan Company,Limited
333 Kilauea Ave.,Suite 202
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
November 1,2016
Dear Chair Dennis Onishi and members of the Committee on Environmental Management:
RE:Statement in Opposition to Resolution 708-16 Draft 01,to encourage manufacturing of packaging on
Hawai'i Island that is aligned with the integrated resource solid waste management plan and zero waste
policies.
I am Steve Ueda,VP Sales and Marketing of Suisan Company, Ltd.Suisan is a distributor of food and
related supplies to resort, retail, and foodservice businesses on Hawaii Island.
I oppose Resolution 708-16 Draft 01, and respectfully request that the Committee not pass this
resolution.
1. The resolution is inaccurate.The vote for this solution was not unanimous. I participated in the
third session of the HIPSIS task force,and the vote on this solution was taken in three rounds. I
voted against this solution in all three rounds.
2. The resolution is ambiguous. It is not clear what is meant to"encourage" manufacturing.Would
it by through property tax reductions,zoning changes,or skipping steps in the permitting
process?
3. The resolution is misleading.The resolution references section 4.5.11 of the IRSWMP.Section
4.5.11 is a sub-section of section 4.5 "Options for Improvement".So 4.5.11 is a discussion of
options, not recommendations.The"Recommendations" of the plan are contained in section
4.6 of the IRSWMP. I think that options need to be distinguished from recommendations as the
two may not be the same.
4. This resolution is unnecessary. If it is profitable to manufacture a product on Hawai'i Island, no
"encouragement" is needed.There probably is a demand for foodservice packaging that is
manufactured locally. If someone thinks it will be profitable to manufacture packaging here,
then they will try.
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Steve Ueda
VP of Sales and Marketing