HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-03-07 Kealakehe Green Waste Site - early closure, at 10 am today -- press release
Harry Kim
William A. Kucharski
Mayor
Director
Wilfred M. Okabe
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
March 7, 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 IS CLOSED THIS MORNING
(March 7, 2019) from 10:00 a.m.
Due to staff shortages, the Kealakehe Transfer Station Green Waste Site will close at
10:00 a.m. today (Thursday, 3/07/19), and will reopen as regularly scheduled on Friday,
March 8, 2019, from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Until 4:15 p.m. this afternoon, the public can take their Green Waste to the West
Hawai`i 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
during this extremely busy post-holiday weekend. 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