#environmental management
New mulch loading fees announced for commercial customers of Kealakehe, East Hawaiʻi facilities
Fee at Kealakehe Recycling and Transfer Station will be $5 per cubic yard; fee at East Hawaiʻi Organics Facility will be $20 per cubic yard as of March 1.
Mayor Alameda appoints new directors for Environmental Management, Public Works departments
Daniel Girvan replaces Wesley Segawa as director of the Department of Environmental Management, with Segawa becoming director of the Department of Public Works.
Hawaiʻi County to temporarily close Keaʻau Transfer Station for paving work
The Keaʻau Transfer Station in Hawaiʻi County will be closed on Sept. 17 for essential paving work, with operations resuming on Sept. 18.
Hawaiʻi County to install fencing at Hilo Transfer Station
Hours will remain the same during the fencing work, which is set to begin next Monday.
Hawaiʻi County solid waste facilities to close for 2 days to observe upcoming holidays
All County of Hawaiʻi solid waste facilities will be closed all day Wednesday, Dec. 25 and Wednesday, Jan. 1.
Hawai‘i County Mayor-elect Kimo Alameda announces first appointments
Mayor-elect Kimo Alameda announced his selections for deputy managing director and managing director.
Community meetings scheduled for Big Island reusable food and drinkware system project
Hawai‘i County and the University of Hawai‘i Sea Grant College Program were recently awarded grants through programs of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to undertake the project.
Pilot cesspool grant program available for Hawaiʻi property owners; first-come, first-serve
Each grant recipient can receive up to $20,000 in reimbursements for a cesspool conversion or cost of connecting to a sewage system in the State of Hawaiʻi.
Sewer Main Repair Causes Traffic Change at Kapu‘e Stream Bridge
Traffic will be impacted by planned repairs to an existing sewer main off Highway 19 north of Hilo.
