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The Senate Throwaway Bag Fee bill has its first hearing on the House side this Tuesday, March 13 at 9 a.m. in conference room 325 with the Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection (EEP). SB 2511 is the only Watershed Initiative-funding single-use bag bill that is still alive, which means it is critical we continue to show strong support so that it will continue through its upcoming committee hearings with EEP, Economic Revitalization & Business (ERB), and Finance (FIN) Committees. You can submit your testimony online here.
Another excellent way to show support for our Throwaway Bag Fee Bill is to write Letters to the Editor. The Bag Bill has been getting quite a bit of media attention and we need positive responses to overwhelm any negative responses. It’s easy to write a ~150 word, succinct letter for papers like the Star-Advertiser. Submit your Letter in support of the Bag Bill to the Editor here.
Let’s stay on track to make Hawaii the first state to pass significant environmental legislation in addressing both plastic and paper throwaway bags! Our widely popular Bag Bill would also fund the important Watershed Initiative, securing our water resources for the future. Let us keep the momentum going for this amazing bill! Mahalo.
Leilei Shih found her niche in Hawaii, where she married her passion (the ocean) with her drive (science and academics). She is excited to be a part of Capitol Watch, a groundbreaking portal into the Hawaii State Legislature for environmentally minded citizens. She was raised in the Bay Area of California, and has a B.A. in Astrophysics from U.C. Berkeley and an M.A.S. in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and is currently working on her PhD in Oceanography at the University of Hawaii. Leilei is on the Executive Committee of Surfrider Foundation Oahu and is Director of Communications for the Bamboo Bike Project. In her free time you are likely to find her underwater.
