HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-10-07 WHSL and Kealakehe Recycling Transfer Station Closed 10-12-19 due to Ironman Event
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
October 7, 2019
NEWS RELEASE
West Hawaiʻi Sanitary Landfill (Puʻuanahulu) and
Kealakehe Recycling and Transfer Station are Closed on
Saturday, October 12, 2019, Due to Ironman Triathlon
The West Hawaiʻi Sanitary Landfill (Puʻuanahulu) in Waikoloa and the Kealakehe
Recycling and Transfer Station in Kailua-Kona will be closed all day on Saturday,
October 12, 2019, due to road closures for the Ironman World Championship Triathlon.
The closure at the Kealakehe Recycling and Transfer Station will affect all services,
including residential trash disposal, HI-5 redemption, 2-bin recycling, green waste
recycling, the Re-Use Store, and mulch pick-up.
Alternative services for residential trash disposal, HI-5 redemption, and 2-bin recycling
are available at the Keauhou Recycling and Transfer Station.
Regular operations at the Kealakehe Recycling and Transfer Station will resume on
Sunday, October 13, 2019 (it is open daily from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.). The West
Hawaiʻi Sanitary Landfill will resume its normal schedule and reopen on Monday,
October 14, 2019 (it is open Mondays to Saturdays from 7:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.).
Mahalo for your cooperation. Please visit our www.hawaiizerowaste.org website 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