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<br /> <br /> <br />Harry Kim <br />William A. Kucharski <br /> <br />Mayor <br />Director <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Roy Takemoto <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 />January 6, 2020 <br /> <br />Contact: Michael Kaha, Solid Waste Division Deputy Chief, County of Hawaiʻi <br />Department of Environmental Management (office main line 808-961-8083; <br />work cell 808-756-8147) <br /> <br />SOLID WASTE SERVICE CLOSURES TODAY, JANUARY 6, 2020: <br />• Pāhoa Scrap Metal and White Goods <br />• Hilo White Goods <br />• Keaʻau Scrap Metal, White Goods, and Greenwaste <br /> <br />Pāhoa Scrap Metal and White Goods. The Pāhoa Transfer Station’s Scrap Metal and <br />White Goods services are closed today, as they have reached the maximum storage <br />capacity allowed by the State Department of Health. Services are scheduled to reopen <br />once permit compliance has been met. <br /> <br />Hilo White Goods. The Hilo Transfer Station’s White Goods service is closed today, <br />as it has reached the maximum storage capacity allowed by the State Department of <br />Health. Service is scheduled to reopen once permit compliance has been met. <br /> <br />Keaʻau Scrap Metal, White Goods, and Greenwaste. The Keaʻau Scrap Metal and <br />White Goods services are closed today, as they have reached the maximum storage <br />capacity allowed by the State Department of Health. The Keaʻau Greenwaste service is <br />closed today due to a staffing shortage, and is it scheduled to reopen tomorrow, <br />January 7, 2020. <br /> <br />Residents are asked to hold on to their material until our sites start accepting these <br />commodities. The County will continue its ongoing efforts to mitigate the materials on <br />hand to allow for future acceptance. <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 our Department of Environmental Management, Solid Waste Division <br />Office, at 961-8270. <br />County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br />