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HAWAII ISLAND REFUSE HAULERS ASSOCIATIQN
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Kellue-Kona, WI 96740
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Mrs. Donna Kiyosaki _
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Hilo, HI 96720
RE: WEST HAWAII LA1v~FILI CLOSING
Dear Mrs. Kiyosaki,
The Refuse Haulers in West Hawaii are very concerned about the pending closure of the
landfill at Puuanahulu. It has been suggested that all commercial refuse be trucked to Hilo
by the commercial companies.
This option is not viable and will not be supported by any of the West Hawaii Refuse
Haulers.
We feel that it is the County's responsibility to provide West Hawaii with either a landfill
or a staging area where the cotmercial haulers could stage the refuse to then be
transported to Hilo by County trucks,
In the best interests of our community and the people and bubinesses that we are
contracted to provide service to, we propose the following:
Option I. In the event of Puuanahulu Landfill closing, our first option would
be to use any portion ofthe current landfill still under County
control, to use as a staging area, This location would have the
availability of the weigh station and the advantage of not
interrupting any schedules.
Option II. The old Kealakehe Landfill, with exact location to be determined by
you. Portable scales could be used, or the trucks could use West
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Hawaii Concrete/Allied Aggregate scales, and subtract the cost
from the tipping or landfill fee. Or landfill fees could bo determined
by volume.
Option III. Utilizing any empty cells at the Kealakehe Sewage Treatment Plant,
with tipping fees determined as above.
Out' Association is committed to uninterrupted service to our customers and our
community. In this regard, we are united in our commitment to work with the County to
resolve this crisis, We strongly urge the County to keep us informed of any and al]
developments pertaining to this issue so that any problems that may arise can be
minimized.
Sincerely,
Hawaii Island Refuse Haulers Association
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cc: Bill Davis/Managing Director
Jiro Sumada/Deputy Chief Engineer
Richard Wurdeman/County Attorney
Steven Yamashio/Mayor
Kelly Greenwell/Kona Outdoor Circle
'1-Dominic Yagong/County Council
\-J-ohn Ray/County Council
`(;urns Tyler/County Council
~~-Joe Reynolds/County Council
David Tarnas/State Representative
Larry Capellas/Solid Waste Division
~?ames Arakaki/County Council Chairman