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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Harry Kim William A. Kucharski <br /> <br />Mayor Director <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Wil Okabe Diane A. Noda <br /> <br />Managing Director Deputy Director <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 />cohdem@co.hawaii.hi.us <br />http://www.hawaiicounty.gov/environmental-management/ <br /> <br /> <br />October 15, 2018 <br /> <br />NEWS RELEASE <br /> <br />th <br />Celebration of 25 Anniversary of West Hawaiʻi Sanitary Landfill in Puʻuanahulu <br /> <br />The County of Hawaiʻi Department of Environmental Management’s Solid Waste <br />th <br />Division would like to acknowledge the 25 anniversary of the opening of the West <br />Hawaiʻi Sanitary Landfill (WHSL) in Puʻuanahulu (Waikoloa), South Kohala, located on <br />Puʻu Pōhaku Road. <br /> <br />The WHSL is the only solid waste facility on the Island of Hawai’i that meets all current <br />State and Federal requirements. The site includes areas for solid waste disposal, green <br />waste processing, recycling, and abandoned vehicle impound. Among the unique <br />aspects at the facility are an active landfill gas collection system and a landfill leachate <br />recovery system. <br /> <br />In conjunction with its landfill contractor, Waste Management Hawaiʻi, the Solid Waste <br />Division is planning to recognize this historic milestone at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, <br />October 26, 2018, at the WHSL main facility office. The Division will also open the site <br />to the public for tours throughout the day on October 26, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 <br />p.m. <br /> <br />The Division will provide transportation, within the facility, to all those interested in a <br />short tour of the facility. Each tour is expected to last 30 minutes. To schedule a tour, <br />please contact the Solid Waste Division office at 961-8270. <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br />