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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 />July 16, 2019 <br /> <br />Contact: Michael Kaha, Solid Waste Division Deputy Chief, County of Hawaiʻi <br />Department of Environmental Management (office: 808-961-8083; cell: 808- <br />756-8147) <br /> <br />Puakō Transfer Station Closed Today, <br />July 16, 2019, at 8:00 a.m. <br /> <br />The Puakō Transfer Station closed today at 8 a.m. This closure is due to unanticipated <br />staff shortages in the Waimea baseyard. <br /> <br />Residents in the Puakō area may take their household generated refuse to the Waimea <br />Transfer Station, which is open today between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m., or to the West Hawaiʻi <br />Sanitary Landfill, which is open from 7 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. <br /> <br />The Puakō Transfer Station will reopen on Friday, July 19, 2019, from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 <br />p.m. <br /> <br />We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience and understanding. <br />Please visit our www.hawaiizerowaste.org website 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 />