MEDIA RELEASE

The County Department of Environmental Management and the ARC of Hilo will be closing the Hāwī HI-5 Redemption Center on Saturday and Sunday, March 14 and 15, 2009 at the Hāwī Transfer Station for upgrades to the site. The closest alternative HI-5 Redemption Center is at the Waimea Transfer Station.

The Hāwī Transfer Station rubbish services and 2-Bin recycling will be open for normal business hours from 6:30am to 6:30pm.

The Hāwī HI5 Redemption Center will reopen on Saturday March 21, 2009 at 8:00 a.m.

For more information, please contact the County Solid Waste Division’s Recycling Section at 961-8527 or 961-8270 or visit www.hawaiizerowaste.org