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JAMaui Landfill Clean Up
Maui County has said that they will remove tons of scrap metal from the Maui landfill in Hana in order to obtain permits for continued operations. Officials say that the facility needs to finalize state land use permits before the site can file for a new landfill permit to continue hauling operations.
The county has allowed over 4,000 tons of junked cars and appliances to pile up at the site. In an effort to correct the problem, the county has recently made a $950,000 contract with SOS metals to remove the scrap over the next four to six months. Officials have also said that the county needs to conduct a cultural assessment and soil stability study of the operation or face having to pay fines.
Maui has struggled with sanitation issues for the last several years. In 2006, the county agreed to pay fines of $200,000 for unsanitary conditions and permit violations at the Central Maui and Lanai landfills, and an additional $81,000 for separate Lanai violations. The county is currently facing fines totaling $62,300 water pollution violations at landfills at Hana, Lanai and Molokai.
County officials point out that they are taking steps to correct the violations, noting millions of dollars in upgrades planned for the Molokai and Lanai facilities as well as the Central Maui landfill.
