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Council committee advances single‑use plastic bottle ordinance with blind‑vendor exemption
Summary
The committee amended and forwarded Bill 18 (CD1) to third reading after adding an exemption for licensed blind vendors; the Office of Climate Change and the Department of Human Services supported the exemption and some council members voiced opposition to the broader measure.
The Honolulu City committee on April 1 amended and advanced Bill 18, which would add a new article to Chapter 34 of the Revised Ordinances of Honolulu restricting certain single‑use plastic bottles, after adopting a posted CD1 that includes an exemption for the licensed blind vendor program.
The change matters because the exemption narrows the ordinance to avoid imposing the restriction on licensed blind vendors who operate vending machines on certain city properties; the administration and the Department of Human Services told the committee they supported that exemption.
Kealoha Fox of the Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency told the committee, “Our…
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