HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-08-01 Three Solid Waste Facilities Closed at 8 am today -- 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
August 1, 2019
Contact: 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)
SOLID WASTE CLOSURES TODAY (August 1, 2019) for
KEALAKEHE GREE WASTE, PAHOA GREEN WASTE,
and WAIEA TRANSFER STATION
The Kealakehe (Kona) Transfer Station Green Waste site closed at 8:00 a.m. today
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(Thursday, August 1). The green waste site should reopen as regularly scheduled
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tomorrow (August 2), from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Until 4:15 p.m. this afternoon, the
public can take their green waste to the West Hawai`i Organics Facility (aka
Pu’uanahulu landfill in Waikoloa), which is open six days a week (closed on Sundays),
from 7:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
The Pahoa Transfer Station Green Waste site also closed at 8:00 a.m. today. The
green waste site should reopen as regularly scheduled tomorrow from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00
p.m. Until 4:00 p.m. today, the public can take their residential green waste to the
Keaau Transfer Station.
The Waiea Transfer Station closed at 8:00 a.m. today and will reopen as regularly
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scheduled on Saturday, August 3, from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Until 6:00 p.m. today,
the public can take their household generated waste to the Keauhou Transfer Station,
which is open seven days a week, from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience and understanding.
Please visit our www.hawaiizerowaste.org website for future closure information and
locations, or call our Department of Environmental Management, Solid Waste Division
Office, at 961-8270 during office hours (Monday -Friday, 7:45 a.m.to 4:30 p.m.).
County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
County of Hawai`i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.