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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />William A. Kucharski <br />Harry Kim <br />Director <br />Mayor <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Diane A. Noda <br />Wilfred M. Okabe <br />Deputy Director <br /> <br />Managing Director <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i <br /> <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT <br />345 Kekūanāoʻa Street, Suite 41 • Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 <br /> (808) 961-8083 · Fax (808) 961-8086 <br />http://www.hawaiicounty.gov/environmental-management/ <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />June 28, 2017 <br /> <br />NEWS RELEASE <br /> <br />Pāhoa Certified Redemption Center to be Closed Until Further Notice <br /> <br />Effective July 1, 2017, the Pāhoa HI-5 Certified Redemption Center located at the <br />Pāhoa Recycling & Transfer Station will be closed until further notice. <br /> <br />The close proximity of another certified redemption center, about a half-mile away, <br />resulted in an unexpected increase in cost to continue services when the Pāhoa site’s <br />operations contract was re-bid. <br /> <br />Due to this increase in cost and the close proximity of the alternate center, the site will <br />be closed for the time being; the Department plans to re-bid the site, and possibly <br />reopen it at a later date. <br /> <br />Please see the schedule below for the alternate sites and operating hours: <br /> <br />Kea‘au, Atlas Recycling Wednesday, Friday, 8:00am – 3:30pm <br />Kea`au Recycling & Transfer Station Saturday, Sunday <br />16-921 Kea‘au-Pahoa Road <br />Pāhoa, Business Services Hawai`i Daily 8:00am – 3:30pm <br />Pahoa Village Road <br />(Across from the Post Office) <br /> <br />The Department of Environmental Management would like to thank the public for their <br />cooperation and understanding as we work with our contractors to make the HI-5 <br />program as convenient as possible. <br /> <br />We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the closure of the Pāhoa HI-5 Certified <br />Redemption Center <br /> <br />For more information and a complete list of Certified Redemption Centers in Hawai`i <br />County please visit www.hawaiizerowaste.org , or contact Craig Kawaguchi at <br />County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. <br /> <br />