HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-03-31 County, Recycler Work towards Resolution on Composting Contract
Wil Okabe
Managing Director
Harry Kim
Mayor
Barbara J. Kossow
Deputy Managing Director
County of Hawai‘i
Office of the Mayor
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March 31, 2017
NEWS RELEASE
County, Recycler Work towards Resolution on Composting Contract
Hawai‘i County and Hawaiian Earth Recycling agreed Thursday to work towards
resolving their present contract differences.
Representatives of the recycling company, headed by its Executive Director Mark
Cummings, met with Mayor Harry Kim and the County Department of Environmental
Management, and the parties have agreed to work towards addressing concerns with
the present contract.
Both parties have agreed that issues of the contract that involve mulching and
enhanced mulching, which is mulch that has been treated for invasive species, are
important to maintain and must be continued.
The contractor’s performance of the composting segment may take some time to
resolve issues such as location and operational responsibilities involving the
composting.
“We agreed that working towards and resolving a contract involving mulching and
enhanced mulching would be good and needed for the people of Hawai'i County, and
needs to be done as soon as possible,” said Mayor Kim. The County and the
contractor are reviewing the Contract to see where there are opportunities to adjust the
cost of the services.
“Both sides are in agreement with this mission, and we look forward to having
something definitive in the next couple of weeks.”
Mayor Kim expressed gratitude to the contractor for their willingness to do this.
“As stated in the past, there was never any dissatisfaction with this contractor, or the
work performance on the mulching.”
For further information, please contact Bill Kucharski, Director of Environmental
Management at (808) 217-2750.
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