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- WEEKLY REPORT - JANUARY 31, 2001
- Visit the Hawaii County Website: www.Hawaii-County.com
- Hawaii County Information & Complaints: cohinfo@interpac.net
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- WEEKLY REPORT
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- In this periodic e-mail memo we highlight activities
and
- issues around the island. We hope you find it useful.
If you
- know of others that may benefit from this memo,
please let us
- know their names and e-mail addresses and we are
happy to
- include them. If you wish to be removed, 'Reply' and
let us
- know and we will remove your name from
distribution.
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- E-MAIL FEEDBACK TO HAWAII COUNTY DEPARTMENTS
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- Need information or want to contact us? Use the
following
- link to send E-Mail messages to Hawaii County
Departments.
- (A drop-down menu to various County Departments and
Agencies
- is provided for your convenience.)
-
- Send E-Mail to Hawaii County Departments
- http://www.hawaii-county.com/feedback.htm
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- E-Mail to Hawaii County Information and
Complaints:
- cohinfo@interpac.net
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-
- TIME FOR NEW PARADIGM ....
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- We have a problem --- WE have a HUGE problem
....
- and it is not going to go away unless WE do something
about
- it. In fact, it is going to grow day by day and
become an
- even bigger problem unless each of us make some
fundamental
- changes. We need to do things differently.
-
- Some may not realize that Big Islanders dispose of
over
- 800,000 pounds of garbage each day. To put this
into
- perspective --- this is the equivalent of
permanently
- parking more than 400 Volkswagens in the
landfill
- ..... every day. We need to do things
differently.
-
- We have to stem the rising tide of refuse.
Fortunately,
- this big problem can be broken down into many
small
- solutions ... each of us has a part in the overall
solution.
- The cumulative effect of each of our individual
efforts will
- help solve the problem. But, we all have to join in
---
- and ... we have to start NOW.
-
- It is a waste of money and other resources to
unnecessarily
- put in the landfill most of the stuff we dump ...
most of it
- is reusable or recyclable. We are throwing money away
...
- and spending more than we need to in the
process.
-
- We need to do things differently.
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- THE NEW "3 Rs" ..... REDUCE --- REUSE ---
RECYCLE
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- When we were young we were taught the "3 Rs" at
school. For
- some, we now need to learn a new set of "Rs" and make
them
- a part of our daily life. As Reading, 'Riting &
'Rithmetic
- were part of our early learning experience, we now
need to
- change our habits and make "Reduce, Reuse and
Recycle" as
- rote as we have the elementary school basics.
-
- It's about waste management, it's about our future
....
- .... it's about time.
- REDUCE
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- Carry your own shopping bag. Some grocery stores
offer
- rebates on your grocery bill when you use your own
bag.
- Buy only the amount you need.
-
- Save paper --- don't print this e-mail Weekly
Report.
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- REUSE
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- Maintain and repair durable products. Check tire
pressure and
- rotate tires routinely. Buy reusable products. Reuse
plastic
- and glass containers to store food, craft supplies
and
- hardware. Wash and reuse disposable cups, plastic
utensils,
- etc. Borrow, rent or share tools that you don't use
very
- often. Support swap meets, thrift stores and garage
sales.
-
- I know of a Waimea Elementary School class project
where
- students collect and shred newspapers and deliver
them to a
- local flower exporter for packing material --- maybe
your
- children can make arrangements with your local
exporters.
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- RECYCLE
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- Buy recyclable products and containers. Buy
recycled
- products. Compost kitchen and yard waste.
Recycle.
-
- Recycle Hawai'i offers another "R" to the
vocabulary:
- RESPOND: Educate others on reduction and
recycling.
-
- HINTS TO REUSE AND RECYCLE --- THE VERY BASICS
- Reuse, Sort, Prepare and Store
- Aluminum
-
- Sort: Separate aluminum from steel. (Hint: A magnet
sticks to
- steel, but won't stick to aluminum.)
- Prepare: Keep your aluminum clean of food, paper,
etc.
- Bag: Toss your rinsed cans into a shopping bag.
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- Paper Fiber
-
- Reuse: Shopping bags are good for wrapping or
mailing.
- Sort: Separate white paper, newsprint, cardboard and
office
- paper. No glossy materials, no fluorescent
colors.
- Prepare: It is not necessary to remove staples from
paper.
- Cardboard should be flattened.
- Store: Most paper fibers can be boxed for storage but
put
- loose in the bins. No bags.
- Note: Cardboard must be corrugated, meaning wavy
brown paper
- in between layers of brown paper. Cereal boxes
are
- called box board and don't have a recycling
market.
-
- Glass
-
- Reuse: Use your empty jars & bottles to store
bulk products.
- Sort: Keep separate bags for green, brown, and clear
glass.
- Prepare: Rinse to remove traces of food or
beverages.
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- Plastic
-
- Reuse: Some classroom teachers will use plastic for
art
- projects, paint storage, desk organizers,
gardening
- projects or science experiments.
- Market: At this time there is no cost effective way
to
- recycle plastics on the Big Island. It costs far
more
- than any proceeds derived from sales.
-
- You know those plastic grocery bags you have stuffed
into
- each other under your kitchen sink --- rather than
accumulate
- them there, why don't you drop them off on your next
Farmers'
- Market visit and let them reuse the bags?
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- Plant Material
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- Compost --- Compost --- Compost.
-
- There is no logical reason for anyone to deposit
plant
- material at the transfer container or landfill. Start
a
- compost pile, compost your kitchen waste ... buy or
borrow
- a shredder and chip the stuff up and scatter in the
garden.
- Please, don't dump any more plant material in the
landfill.
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- Mahalo to Recycle Hawai'i for allowing us to share
some of
- these hints with you. You may reach Recycle Hawai`i
anytime
- at 961-2676 or 329-2886. Visit http://www.recyclehawaii.org,
- as well as these other recycling links:
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- Renew Hawaii
- http://www.renewhawaii.com
- Recycling in Hawaii
- http://www.state.hi.us/dbedt/ert/chc/
- Hawaii Materials Exchange
- http://www.maui.net/~mrghimex/
- EPA - Waste Wise
- http://www.epa.gov/wastewise/
- EPA Site - Extensive List of Links
- http://www.epa.gov/wastewise/other.htm
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- COUNTY REFUSE TRANSFER STATIONS - EXPANDED HOURS OF
OPERATION
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- Starting February 1st: the Waimea, Puako, Kailua,
Keauhou,
- Pahoa, Keaau, Glenwood and Papaikou Refuse Transfer
Stations
- will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
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- CHANGE IS CONSTANT ....
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- Construction schedule for traffic signal at Queen
Kaahumanu
- and Hina Lani (Costco Road) now scheduled to begin in
March.
-
- Intersection work for Kaloko-Honokohau National Park
on Queen
- Kaahumanu on hold to work out utility issues.
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- Be Cautious ... Be Patient ... Be Kind.
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- HAWAII COUNTY GENERAL PLAN UPDATE
- www.hawaii-county.com/general_plan_rev/main.htm
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- Please join us in planning for our future.
Please
- participate in the General Plan revision
process.
- Here is the schedule for General Plan Workshops.
- (All meetings start at 7 pm):
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- Hilo; Feb. 5; County Council Room
- North Kona; Feb. 7; Kealakehe High School
Cafeteria
- Puna; Feb. 8; Keaau Elementary School Cafeteria
- Hamakua; Feb. 12; Honokaa High School Cafeteria
- South Kona; Feb. 14; Konawaena Elementary School
Cafeteria
- North Kohala; Feb 20; Kohala High School
Cafeteria
- South Kohala: Feb 26; Waimea Elementary School
Cafeteria
- Kau; Feb. 27; Naalehu Elementary School
Cafeteria
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- General Plan Revision Program
- (Revised Draft, Workshop Schedule, etc.)
- www.hawaii-county.com/general_plan_rev/main.htm
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- Review copies of the Draft Plan are available at all
public
- libraries on the island, the Planning Department in
Hilo and
- the Deputy Managing Director's office in Kona -- as
well as
- on-line through the link above. All comments will
be
- accepted until March 29, 2001 - mail: Planning
Department, 25
- Aupuni Street Room 109, Hilo, HI 96720; call:
961-8288, fax:
- 961-8742; e-mail: http://www.hawaii-county.com/feedback.htm
- (choose "Planning" from the drop-down menu.)
-
- *** Please join us in planning for our future.
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- REAL PROPERTY TAXES DUE FEBRUARY 20
-
- Just a reminder ... Most have received their real
property
- tax bills -- for many, the real property tax payment
is part
- of your regular mortgage payment so your bill was
sent to
- your lender for payment. The payment is due Feb.
20.
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- HAWAII COUNTY PUBLIC NOTICES
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- This site lists Public Hearings (i.e. Commission
Hearings:
- Planning, Liquor, etc.,) Bills/Ordinances Passed and
Public
- Notices (Applications to the Planning Director -
Plan
- Approval, Variances, Additional Farm Dwellings,
Ohana, etc.,)
- etc. This site is frequently updated, so please
regularly
- return to it for the latest announcements.
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- Hawaii County Public Notices
- http://www.midweek.com/hscpn/Hawaii/index.html
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- COMMUNITY CALENDARS OF EVENTS
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- For community events please use the web-based
calendar links.
- Add your own events to the respective calendars so
others can
- get the word and not conflict with your plans.
-
- Hawaii Visitors and Conventions Bureau Calendar
- http://calendar.gohawaii.com/
- Hawaii.com Calendar
- http://www.hawaii.com/events/
- Alternative-Hawaii Calendar
- http://www.alternative-hawaii.com/calendar.htm
- Kamuela.com Calendar
- http://kamuela.com/calendar/default.asp
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- Peter T. Young, Deputy Managing Director
- County of Hawaii, Office of the Mayor
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- Hanama Place, Suite 103
- 75-5706 Kuakini Highway
- Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740
- E-Mail: cohdmd@interpac.net
- Telephone: (808) 329-5226
- Facsimile: (808) 326-5663
- Visit the Hawaii County Website www.Hawaii-County.com
- E-Mail direct link to County of Hawaii
- Office of Information & Complaints: cohinfo@interpac.net
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