In 1995, the City and County of Honolulu recycled 149 tons of office paper. The amount it received from the recycler – $12,321 – wasn’t a lot, but when you consider that the city was able to avoid hauling and … Continued
A quick review of the letters commenting on the most recent draft environmental impact statement for taking koa from some 12,000 acres of forest north of Hilo discloses some of the more serious concerns that David S. DeLuz Jr. and … Continued
It’s back. The plan to log koa, the beautiful, high-value native hardwood, from about 12,000 acres of land just north of Hilo went down in flames six years ago, amid lawsuits and countersuits over land ownership and logging deals, violations … Continued
From a common-sense viewpoint, it’s a no-brainer: the very first step in tackling the mounting problem of solid waste is simply stop producing so much of it. The next logical step is to salvage that part of what we toss … Continued
It took them long enough. Last September 5, the state Department of Health and the Maui County Department of Public Works and Environmental Management signed settlement agreements requiring the county to resolve violations at the Lana`i and Central Maui landfills … Continued
Late last year, Maui solid waste division chief Tracy Takamine delivered some startling news to the Maui County Council’s budget and finance committee: Phase IV-A of the Central Maui Landfill, which receives the bulk of the island’s waste and had … Continued
A Brief History Since it first opened nearly 18 years ago, the Waimanalo Gulch Municipal Solid Waste Landfill has become the landfill on the island, accepting each year some 300,000 tons of municipal solid waste and between 85,000 and 95,000 … Continued