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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 -- Corrects Cause of Closure <br /> <br />October 3, 2019 <br /> <br />Contact: Michael Kaha, Solid Waste Division Deputy Chief, County of Hawaiʻi <br />Department of Environmental Management (office main line 961-8083; <br /> work cell 808-756-8147) <br /> <br />Kealakehe Green Waste Site Closed Today, <br />October 3, 2019, from 8:00 a.m. <br /> <br />The Kealakehe (Kona) Transfer Station’s green waste site only is closed today, <br />October 3, 2019, due to equipment issues. The facility is expected to reopen as <br />regularly scheduled tomorrow, October 4, 2019. <br /> <br />The public may take their green waste to the West Hawaiʻi Organics Facility, aka <br />Puʻuanahulu landfill in Waikoloa, which is open six days a week (closed on Sundays), <br />from 7:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. <br /> <br />We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience and understanding. <br /> <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 />