Down to Earth

The proposed Big Island plastic bag ban is a contentious and emotional issue (and not just on the Big Island, this is an issue throughout the state, the nation and the world). I testified at a hearing on the bill last Tuesday before the Environment Committee of the Hawaii County Council. The proposed bill was defeated in a 6 - 3 vote. Down to Earth's position on the bill was incorrectly stated in an article by the Hawaii Herald Tribune on Wednesday, February 3, 2010. I sent the following letter to the Hawaii Herald Tribune to correctly state our position: