NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, COUNTY OF HAWAI’I
DATE: April 10, 2023 (Monday)
TIME: 5:30 p.m.
PLACE: Aupuni Center Conference Room, 101 Pauahi Street, Hilo
ATTEND VIRTUALLY: https://www.zoomgov.com/j/16031058165
DATE: April 11, 2023 (Tuesday)
TIME: 5:30 p.m.
PLACE: West Hawai’i Civic Center, Building G (Hale),
74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Kailua-Kona
ATTEND VIRTUALLY: https://www.zoomgov.com/j/16031058165
Notice is hereby given that two public hearings will be held to hear testimony from the public regarding the Department of Environmental Management’s proposal to amend its Rules of Practice and Procedure, pursuant to Hawai’i Revised Statutes Section 91-3(1). The proposed changes will amend or add the following rules:
ARTICLE II. SOLID WASTE DIVISION
Rule 5 – General Provisions
Rule 6 – Disposal Permit for Sanitary Landfill and Reload Facility
Rule 9 – Transfer Station Operating Rules
Rule 10 – Organics Facilities Operating Rules
Rule 12 – Solid Waste Fees
Rule 13 – Derelict or Abandoned Vehicles Program
New Rule – Prohibition of Non-Mineral Sunscreen
Written Testimony: Anyone wishing to provide testimony may do so by email to cohdem@hawaiicounty.gov, facsimile to (808) 961-8086, or by mail to the Department of Environmental Management, 345 Kekuanao’a Street, Suite 41, Hilo, Hawai’i 96720. Written testimony must be received no later than 12:00 noon on Thursday, April 6, 2023, to be acknowledged at the public hearing.
Oral Testimony: Those who want to provide oral testimony during the meeting must email cohdem@hawaiicounty.gov or call (808) 961-8099 no later than 12:00 noon on Thursday, April 6, 2023, with your name, phone number, and email address.
The proposed rules to be adopted will be emailed or mailed at no cost to any interested person who requests a copy by contacting Peter Sur at (808) 961-8099. Copies of the proposed rules may be reviewed or obtained at the Department of Environmental Management, 345 Kekuanao’a Street, Suite 41, Hilo, Hawai’i 96720 between the hours of 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or through emailing the department at cohdem@hawaiicounty.gov.
If you require an accommodation or auxiliary aid and/or services to participate in this meeting (i.e., sign language interpreter, large print), please call (808) 961-8099 ten days prior to the meeting.
Dated at Hilo, Hawai’i this 28th day of February, 2023.
Ramzi Mansour, Director
Department of Environmental Management
Posted on the County Calendar on March 3, 2023
at https://www.hawaiicounty.gov/our-county/county-calendar
Hawai’i Tribune Herald
West Hawai’i Today
March 5, 2023
(HTH1407608 3/5/23)
