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County of Hawai‘i
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
345 Kekūanāoʻa Street, Suite 41 · Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 · cohdem@hawaiicounty.gov
Ph: (808) 961-8083 · Fax: (808) 961-8086
Mitchell D. Roth
Mayor
Lee Lord
Managing Director
Ramzi I. Mansour
Director
Brenda Iokepa-Moses
Deputy Director
February 14, 2022
The Honorable Mike Gabbard, Chair
The Honorable Clarence K. Nishihara, Vice Chair
Committee on Agriculture and Environment
Hawai’i State Capitol
Honolulu, Hawai’i 96813
HEARING DATE: Monday, February 14, 2022
HEARING TIME: 1:20 p.m.
Re: Support for SB 2998
Dear Senator Gabbard, Senator Nishihara, and Committee Members,
Thank you for the opportunity to present testimony on SB 2998. The County of Hawai‘i
Department of Environmental Management supports the intent of this bill to develop a risk-based
process to select distributor and redemption center reports submitted to deposit beverage
container program for periodic audit.
Sincerely,
Ramzi I. Mansour
Director of Environmental Management