As the Honolulu City Council moves closer to enacting plastic bag legislation, one of the companies that would be affected most by it is speaking out against the current version.

K. Yamada Distributors last week submitted a petition raising concerns with the proposed amendment that was eventually moved forward by the Public Works and Sustainability Committee. The measure could become law as soon as the end of the month.

The form letter, signed by KYD President and CEO Dexter Yamada and numerous others, lists the following objections:

• The bill doesn’t allow businesses to keep any portion of the fee to cover increased costs from implementing it
• The bill doesn’t require stores to pass costs along to the consumer
• Providing paper bags on neighbor islands has proven to be very costly; there should be a fee on paper too, not only plastic

Every letter appears to be identical, except for a different name and signature. The council says there are 73 signatures on the petition; I didn’t bother to double-check their tally.

Read more about the latest changes to the bag bill: Doubting State, Honolulu Moves To Add Bag Fee

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