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him to produce that data. If he is still in that role, the Director could authorize him, and he I could stop by, and Mr. DeMello was able to produce the data easily. Director Mansour said Mr. DeMello had been reassigned to the sewer collection system and probably as a part of his collection he could continue doing that. David Thomas is the one that oversees the plant. Mr. DeMello is out on family medical leave at the moment. We do have staff challenges, so when he gets back, she could email him. His recommendation is to continue working with Deputy Chief Eric Takamura because he is the supervisor for all the staff. He will try to help the Commissioner out with that. He knows who is out, who is in, who is on leave, who is not. 4. Describe the scope and length of the contract DEM has with Hawaiian Earth Recycling for greenwaste. (Cardwell) Commissioner Cardwell said it was brought to her attention that the contract for greenwaste with HER is kind of a lengthy contract, and she wanted to know how long it is. Director Mansour saidthe contract is until 2036. Commissioner Cardwell said the concern was that this contract was not brought to the public’s attention or to the attention of the Commission. Director Mansour said this was one of the problems that he had mentioned to the Council’s RAWEEM Committee the previous day regarding the legal obligations. The current contracts that we inherited are legal contractual obligations. The Waste Management Hawaii and Hawaiian Earth Recyclingcontracts were done way in the past, and it’s hard to go back from a legal point of view to reshape that basket. But we are working, trying to do whatever we can legally to see if we can renegotiate these contracts. He doesn’t know what process they went through back when they signed these contracts. The contracts were signed right after the Konno v. County of Hawai‘i decision. Just to give an idea, when WMH submitted a proposal to operate the WHSL and handle our garbage, it was about $50 per ton. It kind of gives you an idea. That is to handle the garbage, to process it, to bury it. Currently, they are still charging us the same amount without doing the operations, the processing. And now, if you look at the cost of the transfer stations per ton, almost at $200 to $400, when the private entity tells us they would do it for fity-something dollars. It kind of puts in perspective how the cost over the years has evolved. He cannot answer a question based on what happened with the prior administration, what as going through their minds. We need to look at moving forward. Commissioner Cardwell asked when the (HER) contract was signed. The Director said it was extended in the prior administration for another 10 years, that is how it got extended to 2036. In other words, Commissioner Robinson said, they are not fulfilling their end of the contract? Director Mansour said the contract was signed for compost, but they have not been delivering compost. 25