HCC §20-05-01

Ban on Polystyrene Foam Food Containers

Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗

This rule stops food providers and county facility users from giving out food in containers made of polystyrene foam. It applies to anyone serving food at county places. The ban is simple: no foam food ware.

The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Prohibition

A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Hawaiʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

Food providers and County facility users are prohibited from providing food in disposable food service ware that is made from polystyrene foam. (2020, ord 20-86, sec 3.) 20-05-01

Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗as published Jul 16, 2026our copy taken Aug 21, 2026

Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.

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