County schedules public hearings for proposed solid waste fee increase

Hawaiʻi County Department of Environmental Management will host public hearings later this month for a proposed increase in solid waste disposal fees.

Public hearings schedule

Sept. 16: East Hawai‘i

• Time: 5 p.m.
• Location: Aunty Sally Kaleohano’s Lūʻau Hale, 799 Piʻilani St., Hilo
• Online: https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1658294988

Sept. 18: West Hawai‘i

• Time: 5 p.m.
• Location: West Hawaiʻi Civic Center Community Meeting Hale, Building G, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Kailua-Kona
• Online: https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1658294988

The proposed fee increases are the first since 2024 and reflect changes in the consumer price index.

Proposed fee changes

West Hawaiʻi Sanitary Landfill

• Current: $128 per ton
• Proposed new: $138 per ton

East Hawaiʻi Regional Sort Station

• Current: $128 per ton, plus $26 per ton reload disposal fee for commercial haulers
• Proposed new: $138 per ton, plus $28 per ton reload disposal fee for commercial haulers

East and West Hawaiʻi Organics Facility

• Current: $32 per ton
• Proposed new: $34.50 per ton

The proposed rules can be viewed online.

They also can be reviewed or obtained by emailing to cohdem@hawaiicounty.gov or visiting Hawaiʻi County Environmental Management, 345 Kekūanāoʻa St., Suite 41, in Hilo from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.