STAND. COM. REP. NO.
Honolulu, Hawaii
APR 0 2 2025
RE: S.R. No. 85
S. D. 1
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2025
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committees on Health and Human Services and Agriculture
and Environment, to which was referred S.R. No. 85 entitled:
"SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO
FORM A WORKING GROUP ON SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the
Department of Health to convene a working group on solid waste
management.
Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure
from the Honolulu Board of Water Supply, Hawaii Reef and Ocean
Coalition, Climate Protectors Hawaii, Energy Justice Network,
Green Party of Hawai‘i, Kauai Climate Action Coalition, Zero Waste
Kauai, Environmental Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i, and
eight individuals.
Your Committees received comments on this measure from the
Department of Health, Reworld, and one individual.
Your Committees find that the State's landfills are nearing
capacity, with significant community opposition against the
expansion of existing facilities or the establishment of new
facilities. Your Committees further find that the establishment
of a new landfill is evidently problematic and not necessarily the
best way that a community can dispose of the solid waste it
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produces. Your Committees believe that alternative waste
management technologies and methods need to be examined as
potential solutions to the State's landfill problem. Accordingly,
this measure convenes a Solid Waste Management Working Group to
collaborate, analyze, and report on solid waste management
policies and programs other than utilization of landfills that
reduce solid waste and protect the State's environment.
Your Committees have amended this measure by:
(1) Requesting the Governor, or the Governor's designee,
rather than the Department of Health, to convene the
Solid Waste Management Working Group;
(2) Adding the following to the membership of the Solid
Waste Management Working Group requested to be invited
by the Governor:
(A) A representative from the reuse industry;
(B) A representative from the deconstruction industry;
(C) A representative from Zero Waste USA;
(D) A representative from a Hawaii-based environmental
nonprofit organization advocating for zero waste
priorities;
(E) A landfill expert with specialization in landfill
liner leakage;
(F) An expert in unit-based pricing; and
(G) A representative from the United States Armed
Forces;
(3) Inserting language to request the Governor, or the
Governor's designee, to convene the initial meeting for
the Solid Waste Management Working Group;
(4) Inserting language to request the Solid Waste Management
Working Group to elect a chair from among its members at
the initial meeting of the working group;
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(5) Inserting language to request the Chair of the Solid
Waste Management Working Group to convene subsequent
meetings for the Solid Waste Management Working Group;
(6) Clarifying that the Solid Waste Management Working
Group's report to the Legislature is requested to
include:
(A) Information on materials management policies and
programs that reduce solid waste and protect the
environment, which includes the groundwater, earth,
and air; and
(B) A list of alternative technologies to address solid
waste management of waste that cannot typically be
recycled or composted;
(7) TXmending legislative findings;
(8) TXmending its title accordingly; and
(9) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the
purposes of clarity and consistency.
As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
Committees on Health and Human Services and Agriculture and
Environment that are attached to this report, your Committees
concur with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 85, as amended
herein, and recommend its adoption in the form attached hereto as
S.R. No. 85, S.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committees on Health and Human
Services and Agriculture and
Environment,
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 The Senate
Thirty-Third Legislature
State of Hawaii
Record of Votes
Committee on Health and Human Services
HHS
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
i5/s//xr
HHS/AeJ
__ The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to:___________________________________
The Recommendation is:
__ Pass, unamended Pass, with amendments __ Hold __ Recommit
2312 2311 2310 2313
Members Aye Aye (WR) Nay Excused
SAN BUENAVENTURA, Joy A. (C)
AQUINO, Henry J.C. (VC)
HASHIMOTO, Troy N.
KEOHOKALOLE, Jarrett
FEVELLA, Kurt
TOTAL /
Recommendation:
Adopted __ Not Adopted
Chair's or Designee’s Signature^^—
Distribution: Original Yeiknv PlrTiT Goldenrod
File with Committee Report Clerk's Office Drafting Agency Committee File Copy
*Only one measure per Record of Votes
Revised: 12/09/24
 The Senate
Thirty-Third Legislature
State of Hawai‘i
Record of Votes
Committee on Agriculture and Environment
AEN
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
5R HH5/ AG /'J 0?- 21-
The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to:___________________________________
The Recommendation is:
Pass, unamended Pass, with amendments __ Hold __ Recommit
2312 2311 2310 2313
Members Aye Aye (WR) Nay Excused
GABBARD. Mike (C)
RICHARDS. III. Herbert M. “Tim” (VC)
DECOITE. Lynn
RHOADS. Karl
AWA. Brenton
TOTAL 1
Recommendation: ,
Adopted __ Not Adopted
Chair’s or Designee’sySigriature:
Distribution: Original Yellow Pink Goldenrod
File with Committee Report Clerk's Office Drafting Agency Committee File Copy
*Only one measure per Record of Votes
Revised: 12/09/24