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<br /> <br /> <br />Harry Kim <br />William A. Kucharski <br /> <br />Mayor <br />Director <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Wilfred M. Okabe <br />Diane A. Noda <br /> <br />Managing Director <br />Deputy Director <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i <br />DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT <br />345 Kekūanāoʻa Street, Suite 41 · Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 <br /> Ph: (808) 961-8083 · Fax: (808) 961-8086 <br />Email: cohdem@hawaiicounty.gov <br /> <br /> <br />NEWS RELEASE <br /> <br />May 23, 2019 <br /> <br />Contact Person: Michael Kaha, Solid Waste Division Deputy Chief, County of Hawaiʻi, <br />Department of Environmental Management (office main line 808-961-8083; work cell <br />808-756-8147) <br /> <br />Kealakehe Transfer Station Green Waste Site Closed Early Today <br />(8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Thursday, May 23, 2019) <br /> <br />The Kealakehe (Kona) Transfer Station Green Waste Site only was closed at 8:00 a.m. <br /> <br />today (Thursday, May 23,2019). The green waste site should reopen as regularly <br />scheduled Friday, May 24, 2019, from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. <br /> <br />Until 4:15 p.m. this afternoon, the public can take their green waste to the West Hawaiʻi <br />Organics Facility (aka Puʻuanahulu landfill in Waikoloa). The facility is open six days a <br />week from 7:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.; it is closed on Sundays. <br /> <br />We apologize for the inconvenience due to the unanticipated staffing shortage and <br />thank you for your patience and understanding. <br /> <br />Please visit our website, www.hawaiizerowaste.org, for future closure information and <br />locations, or call the Department of Environmental Management, Solid Waste Division <br />office, at 961-8270. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br />