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DIRECTOR’S QUARTERLY INFORMATIONAL REPORT
TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
July 26, 2023
Agenda item VII
1. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
1. County Council (Since last report posted on 4/21/23)
ITEM DESCRIPTION CURRENT STATUS
Completed items
Res. 188-23 Multi-year lease agreement for 14,704 sf of
warehouse space for WWD
6/6: Positive rec. LAAC
6/21: Approved by Council
Bill 35 Amends Op. Budget, appropriates
$22,709 to Beverage Container Deposit
Program Acct
3/21: Positive rec. FC
4/5, 4/19: Approved by Council
Res. 119-23 Authorizes agreement for a multi-year
lease of a Super Duty 4x4 truck with
utility cabinets, including auto crane, for
SWD to perform repair/maint on heavy
equipment
4/18: Positive recommendation
FC
Res. 120-23 Authorizes agreement for a multi-year
lease of a Super Duty 4x4 truck with
utility cabinets, including auto crane, for
WWD to perform repair/maint on
pumps and WWTPs
4/18: Positive recommendation
FC
Future items
Bill __ Revisions to Chapter 21, Sewer Code Under development in
Wastewater Division prior to
submittal to Council
2. Legislature
These two Acts were passed by the House and Senate and approved by the Governor in the 2023
session.
Act No. Description
201
(SB 966
HD1 CD1)
Subjects to forfeiture any vehicle used in the commission of felony disposal of
solid waste or petty misdemeanor disposal of solid waste. (CD1)
225
(HB192
HD2 SD1
CD1)
Prohibits the sale of certain fluorescent lamps as a new manufactured product,
with certain exemptions. (CD1)
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These two concurrent resolutions have been adopted by both the House and Senate:
SCR 64
SD1
REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S SOLID WASTE
SECTION TO DEVELOP A PLAN OF INITIATIVES FOR IMPROVED
WASTE DIVERSION BY WORKING WITH THE COUNTIES TO ADDRESS
EACH COUNTY'S UNIQUE NEEDS ACCORDING TO ITS GEOGRAPHY,
POPULATION, AND INDUSTRY MAKE-UP.
HCR 208
HD1
REQUESTING EACH COUNTY TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE
INTEGRATED WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT PLAN AND FINANCIAL
STRATEGY TO UPGRADE, CONVERT, OR CONNECT CESSPOOLS
LOCATED WITHIN ITS RESPECTIVE JURISDICTION BY 2050.
2. SOLID WASTE DIVISION PROJECTS AND UPDATES
RELOAD FACILITY UPDATE (new data shaded in gray)
Month/Year
Total Tons Taken
to Sort Station
Jul 2022 4,109.14
Aug 2022 4,041.56
Sep 2022 3,721.44
Oct 2022 4,091.66
Nov 2022 4,131.77
Dec 2022 4,362.12
Jan 2023 4,221.43
Feb 2023 3,827.83
Mar 2023 4,173.38
Apr 2023 3,799.26
May 2023 3,993.36
Jun 2023 4,324.80
Total 48,787.75
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WHSL MONTHLY LANDFILL TONNAGES
Jul 2022 17,331.84
Aug 2022 17,852.37
Sep 2022 16,643.39
Oct 2022 16,229.23
Nov 2022 17,259.61
Dec 2022 17,535.74
Jan 2023 17,186.60
Feb 2023 15,849.21
Mar 2023 18,217.83
Apr 2023 16,809.28
May 2023 17,215.66
Jun 2023 16,789.75
Total 204,920.51
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MONTHLY TRANSFER STATION TONNAGES
The above table includes data on the waste disposed in the landfill (not the greenwaste or
recycling data).
1. Recycling and Landfill Diversion updates
Outreach and Education
• February 24, 2023; East Hawai’i Master Gardener Hilo Recycling and Transfer Station
Tour
• March 23, 2023; UH-Hilo Chem 100 Class Hilo Recycling and Transfer Station Tour
• April 17, 2023; “We Can Do It” outreach campaign; To educate about Reduce, Reuse and
Recycling, emphasis placed on Reduce. How Reducing waste helps address climate
change will encourage people to participate. Reinforce proper recycling procedures at
Transfer Stations
• April 22, 2023; Volcano Community Association's Earth Day Community Fest
• June 17, 2023; 1st Annual Climate Community Fair for Hawaiʻi County
• Working with Out of the Sea Media to produce a video about the County’s recycling
programs that will be given to schools.
Month/Year EHRSS WHSL
Jul 2022 3,170.79 8,631.04
Aug 2022 3,072.41 8,320.43
Sep 2022 2,837.48 7,769.79
Oct 2022 3,183.58 3,481.96
Nov 2022 3,184.00 3,619.62
Dec 2022 3,451.66 3,775.82
Jan 2023 3,345.50 3,840.45
Feb 2023 2,975.84 3,350.62
March 2023 3,239.10 3,939.63
Apr 2023 2,940.49 3,561.94
May 2023 3,113.09 3,622.57
Jun 2023 3,412.17 3,657.98
Total 37,926.11 57,571.85
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Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events
Tentative Schedule & Locations
• Hilo: Waiākea High School Parking Lot (B) on Saturday, August 5, 2023 from 7:30 a.m. to
2:30 p.m.
• Kailua-Kona: West Hawai‘i Civic Center Parking Lot on Saturday, August 12, 2023 from
7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
• Puna: Pāhoa Recycling & Transfer Station on Sunday, March 3, 2024 from 8:30 a.m. to
3:30 p.m.
• Waimea: Waimea District Park Parking Lot on Saturday, March 2, 2024 from 8:30 a.m. to
3:30 p.m.
E-Waste Collection
• State mandated manufacturer-sponsored program started in January 2023. Last County
event was on January 21, 2023 in Kona.
• Permanent Kona monthly collection site opened in March, 73-5631 Kauhola Street
Call 969-1222 for dates & details.
GRANTS
EPA, Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program
• Announcement expected later part of Summer 2023.
• We are pleased to inform you that the grant application "This project provides reuse
infrastructure for a city-scale reusable foodware and refillable bottle system in Hilo,
Hawai’i that is designed by and for the whole community, facilitated by experts and has
been found to be eligible to move on to Merit Review.
USDA Rural Development, Solid Waste Management Grant Program
• June 15, 2023: notified that the County did not get the grant to provide home composting
units and provide training. Grant is for Technical Assistance & Training and not for
purchasing equipment.
Eric Kapono, Grant Writer
• Discussing possible projects to look at for grant funding. Projects based on ISWMP
recommendations.
Deposit Beverage Container Program
• June 3, 2023: Atlas HI5 Redemption Center located near the entrance to the Kealakehe
Recycling and Transfer Station closed due to continued vandalism and theft occurring at
the private location.
• June 22, 2023: Met with DOH about the possibility of reopening HI5 Redemption Center
at the Kealakehe Recycling & Transfer Station. DOH said it’s a possibility. County
looking to put this site back out to bid later part of the year.
• Working with Parks & Recreation and Waiakea Water to get HI5 collection bins out at
different parks around the island.
Reuse Centers
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• June 2023: worked with Solid Waste Division and started closing the entrance to the
Recycling & Reuse at Keauhou and Kealakehe at 4:00pm, which is the normal closure
time. This is to prevent large unwanted items such as old beat up couches, beds, satellite
dishes, being left at the Reuse Center. And to prevent anyone from going in after hours and
taking things from the Reuse area.
Used Motor Oil Program
• Looking at ways to expand the program and possible funding opportunities with the
assistance of EMC.
• Currently 6 locations have volunteered to be a collection site for the public; O’Reilly Auto
Parts (Kona), Kealakehe High School Building S, Cartow Kohala, Cartow Waimea,
Joaquin Auto Workz and South Point U-Cart. Location in Hilo decided not to be a
collection point due to illegal dumping after hours.
• Used Motor Oil is also collected at the County’s Household Hazardous Waste Collection
Events held twice a year in Hilo, Kona and once a year in Puna and Waimea.
• UMO Program History
o Used to receive funds from the Oil Tax to assist with UMO Programs but this stopped
with Act 185, see page 10 (B) line 18 it was marked off.
o FY2002 – FY2015 $821,203.00 contracted to County of Hawai‘i to operate DIY UMO
Education & Outreach (with collection) Program from the HEER (Hazard Evaluation &
Emergency Response) Fund. Usually between $55,000 to $67,500/year in funding.
o On average over 10,000 gallons of UMO collected by the Program annually at
volunteer private sites originally recruited by Recycle Hawai‘i. Including HHWCE
collections of UMO (not funded by DOH) approximately 932 tons of UMO collected
from FY2001 to FY2016.
o Timeline:
February 11, 2015; DOH Notification of Discontinuation of Funding for County
DIY UMO Program.
June 30, 2015; DOH Funding Terminated.
July 1, 2015; Act 185 (SB359 SD1 HD1 CD1) becomes HRS §128D-2 as amended
by Act 185 2015.
UMO Program becomes County funded.
Recommendations
1.EPR (manufacturer-sponsored take-back) statewide or county; or
2.Legislate DOH run statewide DIY UMO collection program; or
• The California Oil Recycling Enhancement Act, which is administered by the
the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle),
is a law designed to discourage the illegal disposal of used oil.
o This law requires oil manufacturers to pay to CalRecycle $0.26/gallon through
December 31, 2013, of lubricating oil sold in California. On and after January 1,
2014, the fee decreases to $0.24/gallon. CalRecycle encourages the recycling of
used motor oil by certifying used oil recycling collection centers throughout the
state. Certified Used Oil Collection Centers will take used motor oil from the
public and will pay you 40¢ a gallon. Most centers will take up to 5 gallons at a
time.
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3. Repeal Act 185 discontinuation of DOH funding County programs; or
(b) Moneys from the fund shall be expended by the department for [response actions
and preparedness, including removal and remedial actions, consistent with this chapter;
provided that the revenues generated by the environmental response, energy, and food
security tax deposited into the environmental response revolving fund] the
following:
[1. Shall be used:
(A) For oil spill planning, prevention, preparedness, education, research,
training, removal, and]
Removal, remediation and detection of oil and pollutant or contaminant releases;
(B) For direct support for county used oil recycling programs, and]
“S243-3.5 Environmental response, energy, and food security tax; uses. (a) In
addition to any other taxes provided by law, subject to the exemptions set forth
in section 243-7, there is hereby imposed a state environmental response,
energy, and food security tax on each barrel or fractional part of a barrel of
petroleum product sold by a distributor to any retail dealer or end user of
petroleum product, other than a refiner.
The tax shall be $1.05 on each barrel or fractional part of a barrel of petroleum
product that is not aviation fuel; provided that of the tax collected pursuant to
this subsection:
(1) 5 cents of the tax on each barrel shall be deposited into the environmental
response revolving fund established under section 128D-2;
(2) 15 cents of the tax on each barrel shall be deposited into the energy security
special fund established under section 201-12.8;
(3) 10 cents of the tax on each barrel shall be deposited into the energy systems
development special fund established under section [fl304A-2169.1 [+I ; and
(4) 15 cents of the tax on each barrel shall be deposited into the agricultural
development and food security special fund established under section 141-10.
The tax imposed by this subsection shall be paid by the distributor of the
petroleum product. (b) In addition to subsection (a), the tax shall also be
imposed on, each one million British thermal units of fossil fuel sold by a
distributor to any retail dealer or end user, other than a refiner, of fossil fuel.
The tax shall be 19 cents on each one million British thermal units of fossil fuel;
provided that of the tax collected pursuant to this subsection:
(c) The unexpended and unencumbered moneys in the fund in excess of
$1,250,000 on June 30 of each fiscal year shall be transferred by the director of
finance into and become a realization of the general fund on that date."
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4. Increase County funding to incentivize volunteer collection sites
5. Perhaps “encourage” nationwide/mainland auto parts stores to bring their
nationwide/mainland DIY UMO collection programs to Hawai‘i.
2. SW operations analysis
(Report to be delivered at meeting)
3. WASTEWATER DIVISION PROJECTS AND UPDATES.
1. Pāhala and Nā‘ālehu AOC
2. West Hawai‘i wastewater projects
3. Hilo WWTP upgrades
4. Wastewater plans
(Not available by agenda deadline. See
http://records.hawaiicounty.gov/weblink/Browse.aspx?dbid=1&startid=124615 for update)
4. INFORMATION REQUESTS FROM COMMISSIONERS
1. Further information on a countywide sewer district concept for managing public
and private facilities. (Adams)
(Report to be delivered at meeting)