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COUNTY OF HAWAII <br />RESOLUTION NO. 322 10 <br />STATE OF HAWAII <br />A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE NEED TO PRESERVE EXISTING GREEN <br />WASTE FACILITIES AND URGING CONSIDERATION OF EXPANDING GREEN <br />WASTE FACILITIES TO ALL TRANSFER STATIONS OPERATED BY THE <br />COUNTY. <br />WHEREAS, public concern has been voiced by community members, including farmers, <br />over possible closures of green waste facilities, such as the Kealakehe green waste facility; and <br />WHEREAS, public testimony indicates the green waste service has been the most <br />popular component of our solid waste program; and <br />WHEREAS, green waste continues to be used by an expanding market of orchard <br />growers, landscapers, and general farmers; and <br />and <br />WHEREAS, green waste is the basic ingredient in the development of agricultural soil; <br />WHEREAS, small family farms producing potted plants, landscape field crops, coffee <br />and other crops, are served by these organic soils derived from composted green waste; and <br />WHEREAS, small family farms are very likely to be the foundation of our agriculture <br />future; now, therefore, <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that <br />every effort be taken to keep all existing green waste collection sites open. <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that hours at existing green waste facilities be <br />expanded and additional drop -off sites be developed at transfer stations that do not currently <br />accept green waste. <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />