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§ 20-24 HAWAII COUNTY CODE Section 20-24. Service of notice. The notice to the property owner required under section 20-23 shall be sent to the property owner by mailing it to the owner's last known address and by posting a copy of the notice upon the lot that requires the clearing. (1983 CC, c 20, art 2, sec 20-24.) Article 3. Refuse Disposal. Section 20-31. Definitions. As used in this article: "Abandoned vehicle" means a vehicle that is unlawfully parked and left unattended for a continuous period of more than twenty-four hours on any public highway, public property, or private roads that are located within any ungated subdivision, where roads are open to and used by members of the public. "Business" means a sole proprietorship, partnership, firm or corporation. "Commercial cooking oil waste" means cooking oil which, because of prior use, potency loss, or contamination, is no longer usable or salable by a business engaged in cooking food or selling cooking oil. The term does not mean the residue remaining after the conversion of commercial cooking oil waste into a marketable product. "Commercial FOG waste" means animal/vegetable fat, oil and grease and other waste that is retained in or removed from a commercial pretreatment device. The term does not mean the residue remaining after the conversion of commercial FOG waste into a marketable product of grease and other waste removed from a commercial pretreatment device. "Commission" means the environmental management commission of the County. "Department" means the department of environmental management. "Derelict vehicle" means the definition in chapter 290-8, Hawaii Revised Statutes. "Director" means the director of the department of environmental management, or the director's authorized representative. "Garbage" means any organic waste that is not fit for animal consumption. "Household rubbish" means all rubbish, including any material not exceeding four feet in length at its longest dimension, which is normally generated by a family's activities at their place of residence. "Private road" means every way or place in private ownership and used for vehicular travel by the owner and those having express or implied permission from the owner, including private roads open to the public. "Prohibited materials" include, but are not limited to, paint thinner or solvents; oil base paint waste; automotive waste oil, antifreeze or lead acid batteries; pesticides, herbicides or rodent and insect control chemicals; household cleaner, polish or wax; contaminated soil; medical waste; propane, oxygen or acetylene tanks; diesel, gasoline or alcohol; liquids or sludges in containers five gallons or larger unless mixed with a bulking agent so that it solidifies; and hazardous wastes as defined in 40 Code of Federal Regulations parts 257, 258 and 261. Notwithstanding the foregoing, commercial cooking oil waste and commercial FOG waste are considered prohibited materials in any amount and any form. SUPP. 5 (1-2019) 20-6