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<br /> <br /> <br />Harry Kim <br />William A. Kucharski <br /> <br />Mayor <br />Director <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Wilfred M. Okabe <br />Diane A. Noda <br /> <br />Managing Director <br />Deputy Director <br /> <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 />Email: cohdem@hawaiicounty.gov <br /> <br /> <br />NEWS RELEASE <br /> <br />July 08, 2019 <br /> <br />Contact: Michael Kaha, Solid Waste Division Deputy Chief, County of Hawaiʻi <br />Department of Environmental Management (office: 808-961-8083; cell: 808-756-8147) <br /> <br />Kealakehe Greenwaste and Waimea Greenwaste <br />Sites Closed Until Further Notice <br /> <br />The Kealakehe and Waimea greenwaste sites are closing until further notice. The <br />reason is because the greenwaste at these sites is taken to the West Hawaiʻi Organics <br />Facility in Waikoloa, which is closed due to heavy smoke caused by a fire. <br /> <br />When the West Hawaiʻi Organics Facility is safe to reopen, the Kealakehe and Waimea <br />greenwaste sites will reopen. <br /> <br />Residents and commercial greenwaste customers are asked to hold on to their <br />greenwaste if they can, or they may take their greenwaste to the East Hawaiʻi Organics <br />Facility in Hilo. <br /> <br />We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience and understanding. <br />Please visit our www.hawaiizerowaste.org website for future closure information and <br />locations, or call the Department of Environmental Management, Solid Waste Division <br />Office, at 961-8270. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br />