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SOLID WASTE ADVISORY COMMITTEE COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI MINUTES OF LIMITED MEETING AND SITE VISITS June 13, 2018 12:15 p.m. to 4:12 p.m. Committee members present: George Hayducsko, Chair Alan Okinaka, Vice Chair Georjean Adams Steven Araujo Barbara Bell Robert Ely Adam Schaarf Staff and others present: Joseph Kamelamela, Corporation Counsel Keyra Wong, Deputy Corporation Counsel Gregory Goodale, Solid Waste Division Chief Mary Fujio, Assistant Kiana Suganuma, Student Intern Dwight Miller, of Parametrix, Inc. Neal Fukumoto of Wesley R. Segawa & Associates 12:15 p.m.: Chair Hayducsko called the meeting to order and announced all who were present. He stated that after they finished lunch, everyone was to meet outside at the van which had been arranged to provide transport. Mr. Goodale added that safety vests would be provided to everyone where necessary. 12:28 p.m.: The group departed the Department of Environmental Management at 345 Kekūanāoʻa Street, Suite 41, Hilo, in a County of Hawaiʻi van. EAST HAWAIʻI SANITARY LANDFILL: Arrival time: 12:40 p.m. Mr. Goodale drove to the top of the landfill, where everyone got out. He explained they were standing on the last section of the landfill, which would be closing late this year or early next year. He spoke about what the workers were doing and how the rubbish was compacted, drained, and covered after work each day. Once the landfill closes, it will be covered with a top similar to Astroturf. The DOT will not allow the County to expand the landfill in Hilo because of how it attracts birds, which are a problem at the nearby airport. Also, it will be cheaper to truck the rubbish to West Hawaiʻi than to build a new landfill. EAST HAWAIʻI REGIONAL SORT STATION: Arrival time: 1:13 p.m.