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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0107.028 2016-2018 CQLAM. i Murashige, Laura From: Lim Victor(US Partners) <victor.lim@partners.mcd.com> Sent: Friday, March 03, 2017 4:10 PM To: Council Testimony Subject: Bill 13 Draft 2 Polystyrene Food Containers to be heard March 8, 2017 by the Full council Attachments: Bi1113 Draft 2 Hawaii County Polystyrene Containers.docx Attached please find testimony by the Hawaii Restaurant Association in opposition to Bill 13 Draft 2 that will ban the use of Polystyrene food containers in the County of Hawaii. Thank you. Victor COUNTY CLERK COUNTY OF HAWAI' RECEIVED Time 145-11 By Date (..3Jr7 comm. No. I D1.2? Ref. To: MI6 Ref. Date.. I;'',>.-o 8. _` tp 1 Board of Directors Tom Jones Gyotaku I AGU a Ramen Bistro wrx Pat Kashani Tropics Tap House _ . a I Ben Dowling '''IlltVASSOCIatiOrf Ocean House Hide Sakurai Shokudo,Buho,Bread+Butter Michael Miller,Chairman-Tiki's Grill&Bar Tyler Roukema,Incoming Chair-Outback Steakhouse Eric Waddell Kelii Gouveia,Vice Chair-Hula Grill Michael Skedelski,Secretary-Eggs N Things Fleetwood's on Front Street Mark Noguchi Dirk Koeppenkastrop,Treasurer—IL Gelato Eron Read,Past Chair Pili Group Gary Manago Gregg Fraser,Executive Director Sunny Obrey,Executive Assistant Holly Kessler,Director of Membership Relations Hilton Waikiki Beach Hotel Michelle Brumblay Kahala Hotel and Resort Eki Locke Bill's Sydney Jetsun Dutcher Kona Brewing Company To: Valerie T. Poindexter, Chair Patrick Fass Karen Eoff,Vice Chair Turtle Bay Resort Members of the Hawaii County Council Hideo Simon Square Barrels Yuka Raso From: Victor Lim, Hawaii Restaurant Association Nobu Restaurants Nick Roschi Luana Hospitality Subj: Bill 13 Draft 2Polystyrene Food Containers Dr.Thomas E.Metzger CiCi's Pizza Dianne Vicheinrut Date: March 3,2017 Outrigger Hotels Jed Roa Lola's Grill&Pupu Bar The Hawaii Restaurant Association representing about 3,500 restaurants here in Hawaii opposes Bill 13 Paul Yokota Draft 2 that will ban polystyrene food containers. FCH Enterprise/Zippys Conrad Nonaka Culinary Inst.of the Pacific For more than 50 years,the US Food and Drug Administration have approved the use of polystyrene for Jim Cremins food service products. Styrene,the material used in the manufacturing of polystyrene,is a naturally Y.Hata James Baloaloa occurring substance found in common foods and beverages(notably beer, beef,and cinnamon). SWS-Red Bull Naomi Azama HMAA Maui City council had a task force led by council member Michael Victorino in 2014 found that Polystyrene Len Delekta materials comprise actually less than one percent of the waste entering the land fill. Image Apparel Hawaii Thomas Frigge TOBE Co.Food Safety In our current environment, businesses have choices as to which type of containers to use with different Biff Graper types of food they sell along with different costs. Hawaii's highly diverse ethnic population and the varied Colliers International Doug Harris types of foods offered,one will find that our local ethnic dishes that usually go with heat and gravies, uses Harris Agency polystyrene containers primarily to hold the product integrity and safety in transporting. Anne Lee HONOLULU Magazine Sharon Shigemoto We are all concerned about the beautiful Hawaii that we lived in and that's why in 2016,the Hawaii Hawaii Gas Restaurant Association along with many partners launched(Malama 808)to rally the industry to educate Gordon Chow C&S-Hansen the general public and to make sure that trash are disposed in the right places. Today,we are continuing Advisory Board with these efforts. Victor Lim-NRA Director McDonald's/LWD Inc. Kehau Giles Thank you for giving us this opportunity to share our view and please let us know if we can be of help. Kaiser Permanente Jonathan Youngs Atlas Insurance Aloha. Matt Rose SaniKleen Jason Wong HFM Foodservice Gerda Tom Aloha Shoyu Justin Yoshino Triple FFF Distributors Richard Turbin Turbin&Chu Law Firm Ray L'Heureux Pacific Historic Parks Derek Conselva PAO&Associates Gail Ann Chew Make a Wish Foundation Jon Muranaka DTRIC Insurance Keith Kamisugi Equal Justice Society CuylerShaw 2909 Waialae Avenue,#22 Honolulu,Hawaii 96826 Office 808-944-9105 Fax 808-441-5355 Ashford&Wriston