HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-12-03 Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan Update - Informational Meetings -- press release
Harry Kim
William A. Kucharski
Mayor
Director
Roy Takemoto
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
December 2, 2019
MEDIA RELEASE
Contact: George Hayducsko, Recycling Coordinator,
County of Hawaiʻi Solid Waste Division, 808-961-8942
Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan Update
INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS
Every 10 years, the County of Hawaiʻi Solid Waste Division (“Division”) is required to
update its Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan (ISWMP or the Plan), per Hawaiʻi
Revised Statutes Section 342G.
The current planning cycle began in May of 2018, with the Solid Waste Advisory
Committee holding monthly meetings which were open to the public. The committee
worked with the Division and its consultant to develop the revised Plan. The draft Plan
will be available to the public in pdf format on the Division’s website on
December 6, 2019 (www.HawaiiZeroWaste.org).
The public comment period will be open for sixty (60) days, from December 6, 2019
through February 4, 2020, and we encourage all those interested in submitting
comments to do so during that time period.
Two informational meetings will be held for the public to learn more about the Draft
Plan, the findings, recommendations and to answer any questions the public may have.
We hope this will assist the public if they choose to provide testimony regarding the
draft report. The dates, times, and locations of the informational meetings are below.
Written testimony will be accepted throughout the entire public comment period, and
oral testimony will be taken at public hearings which will be held on January 21 and 23,
2020. Details for the public hearings will be announced at a later date.
County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS
Kona
Monday, December 9, 2019 5:00 - 7:00 pm
NELHA Gateway Visitors Center
73-4460 Queen Kaʻahumanu Hwy, Suite 125
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
Hilo
Wednesday, December 11, 2019 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Aupuni Center Conference Room
101 Pauahi Street, Suite 1
Hilo, HI 96720
For further information, please visit our website at www.hawaiizerowaste.org or call the
Solid Waste Division office at 961-8270.