HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-09-30 Three Transfer Stations Closed Today in West Hawaii -- 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
September 30, 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 (September 30, 2019) for
KEAUHOU and WAIEA TRANSFER STATIONS and
KEALAKEHE GREENWASTE SITE
The Keauhou Transfer Station closed at 8:00 a.m. today, September 30, 2019. It
should reopen as regularly scheduled tomorrow, October 1, 2019, from 6:00 a.m. to
6:00 p.m. Until 6:00 p.m. today, the public can take their residential waste to the
Kealakehe Transfer Station, which is open daily from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
The Waiea Transfer Station also closed at 8:00 a.m. today. It should reopen as
regularly scheduled on Thursday, October 3, 2019, from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Until
6:00 p.m. today, the public can take their residential waste to the Kealakehe Transfer
Station, which is open daily from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
The Kealakehe greenwaste site is also closed today and should reopen as regularly
scheduled tomorrow, October 1, 2019, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Until 4:15 p.m.
today, the public can take their greenwaste to the West Hawaiʻi Organics Facility (aka
the Puʻuanahulu landfill), which is open six days a week (closed on Sundays) from 7:00
a.m. to 4:15 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 the Department of Environmental Management, Solid Waste Division,
at 961-8270.
County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer