HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-05-23 Kealakehe Transfer Station Green Waste Site Closed Early May 23 -- press release
Harry Kim
William A. Kucharski
Mayor
Director
Wilfred M. Okabe
Diane A. Noda
Managing Director
Deputy Director
County of Hawai‘i
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
345 Kekūanāoʻa Street, Suite 41 · Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
Ph: (808) 961-8083 · Fax: (808) 961-8086
Email: cohdem@hawaiicounty.gov
NEWS RELEASE
May 23, 2019
Contact Person: Michael Kaha, Solid Waste Division Deputy Chief, County of Hawaiʻi,
Department of Environmental Management (office main line 808-961-8083; work cell
808-756-8147)
Kealakehe Transfer Station Green Waste Site Closed Early Today
(8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Thursday, May 23, 2019)
The Kealakehe (Kona) Transfer Station Green Waste Site only was closed at 8:00 a.m.
today (Thursday, May 23,2019). The green waste site should reopen as regularly
scheduled Friday, May 24, 2019, from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Until 4:15 p.m. this afternoon, the public can take their green waste to the West Hawaiʻi
Organics Facility (aka Puʻuanahulu landfill in Waikoloa). The facility is open six days a
week from 7:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.; it is closed on Sundays.
We apologize for the inconvenience due to the unanticipated staffing shortage and
thank you for your patience and understanding.
Please visit our website, www.hawaiizerowaste.org, for future closure information and
locations, or call the Department of Environmental Management, Solid Waste Division
office, at 961-8270.
County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer