A mural painted by artist Charlene Lofgreen on the side of the water tank at the renovated Pahoa Transfer Station. Photo by Baron Sekiya | Hawaii 24/7

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The public is invited to a dedication and blessing of the newly renovated Pahoa Recycling and Transfer Station on Thursday, June 16, 2011.

The $3.9 million project is the model for a new generation of transfer stations in the County of Hawai’i, designed to serve the growing need for convenient and efficient waste management in our communities.

The Hawai`i County Department of Environmental Management, Fifth District Councilmember Fred Blas and the office of Mayor Billy Kenoi are co-sponsoring the event which will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the transfer station on Apa`a Road.

For more information, call the Department of Environmental Management, 961-8083.