MEDIA RELEASE

EARLY CLOSING OF HILO TRANSFER STATION, LANDFILL, RECYCLING , HI5, GREENWASTE, SCRAP METAL AND DRAG STRIP

Due to a water main break on the access road between the Hilo Baseyard and the HI-5 redemption area, the Department of Environmental Management will be closing the Hilo Solid Waste facilities at the Leilani Street entrance at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday February 26, 2009 until close of business.
The road will reopen on Friday February 27, 2009 at 6:30 a.m.
For further information, please contact Suzanne Andrade, Solid Waste Division at 961-8270