HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2026

 

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Rep. Nicole E. Lowen, Chair

Rep. Amy A. Perruso, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Cory M. Chun

Rep. Sean Quinlan

Rep. Kirstin Kahaloa

Rep. Lauren Matsumoto

Rep. Matthias Kusch

 

 

 

NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

 

DATE:

Thursday, September 24, 2026

TIME:

12:00p.m. – 1:30p.m.

PLACE:

VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE

Conference Room 309

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

 

 

A live stream link of all House Standing Committee meetings will be available online

shortly before the scheduled start time.

 

Click here for the live stream of this meeting via YouTube.

 

 

 

A G E N D A

 

This informational briefing will provide an update to the committee on the status and functioning of Hawaii's Deposit Beverage Container Program or the "HI 5" program from the Department of Health Solid Waste Division. There will also be a presentation from the Container Recycling Institute to contextualize Hawaii's program in the national landscape and learn about policy approaches in other states, as well as from the Return-It system, an innovative deposit return system from Vancouver, Canada.

 

 

No public testimony will be accepted. 

 

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the House public hearing process (i.e.,  interpretive services (oral or written) or ASL interpreter), please contact the Committee Clerk at least 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made. 

 

For further information, please call the Committee Clerk at (808) 586-8400.

 

 

 

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Rep. Nadine K. Nakamura

Speaker of the House

 

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Rep. Nicole E. Lowen

Chair