HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-12-03 Kealakehe Green Waste Site Closed Today -- 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
NEWS RELEASE
December 3, 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)
Kealakehe Transfer Station Green Waste Service
Closed Today, December 3, 2019
Due to staff shortages, the Kealakehe Transfer Station Green Waste Service closed at
8:00 a.m. today and is scheduled to reopen tomorrow, December 4, 2019, from 8:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Until 4:15 p.m. today, the public can take their green waste to the
West Hawaiʻi Organics Facility (aka Pu’uanahulu 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 our Department of Environmental Management, Solid Waste Division
Office, at 961-8270.
County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer