Lobbying heavyweights are at work at Honolulu Hale on what might seem an unglamorous topic: a subsidy for a private scrap yard.
According to and article by the Honolulu Civil Beat, Schnitzer Steel's Oahu scrap yard gets a $1.9 million subsidy every year for recycling metal and keeping it out of the city landfill. The Portland-based global corporation gets the lion's share of a city benefit for recycling companies.
Now, with the council eyeing cutting the subsidy in the face of a tough budget climate, Schnitzer is fighting back with the help of John Radcliffe, one of the state's best known lobbyists, and Communications Pacific, one of its most prominent public relations firms. Pushing for the bill are two former council candidates, Matthew LoPresti and Bob McDermott, and Keith Rollman, who was a top aide to former Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann.
To read the full article, click here -- Hawaii City Debates Ending Schnitzer Subsidy.
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