Bill Text: HI HR165 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Urging The Department Of Environmental Services Refuse Division Of The City And County Of Honolulu To Solve Its Ongoing Maintenance And Communication Problems At The Waianae Convenience Center.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-03-16 - This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Wednesday 03-18-20 10:00AM in conference room 325. [HR165 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2020-HR165-Introduced.html

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.R. NO.	165
THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2020
STATE OF HAWAII

HOUSE RESOLUTION

 

 

urging the department of environmental services refuse division of the city and county of honolulu to solve its ongoing maintenance and communication problems at the wai‘anae convenience center.

 

 

 

WHEREAS, the Wai‘anae Convenience Center (Center), operated by the Department of Environmental Services Refuse Division of the City and County of Honolulu, is the only refuse center located on the Leeward side of Oahu for residents to legally dispose of bulky items and other waste; and

 

     WHEREAS, while the residents of the Leeward Coast desire to dispose of their refuse legally, they are reporting extreme wait times of up to three hours to dispose of bulky items and other waste at the Center; and

 

     WHEREAS, residents are experiencing a severe lack of communication with employees working on-site at the Center due to problems such as outdated telephone lines and equipment; and

 

WHEREAS, the extreme wait times to use the Center, together with major communication problems with staff, forces residents to drive with heavy loads of bulky items or other waste on or in their vehicles which creates unsafe conditions or danger in transporting the bulky items; and

 

     WHEREAS, due to the traffic congestion caused by excessive wait times for those drivers using the Center, residents who live near the Center are experiencing issues with simple tasks that happen every day such as receiving delivery of their mail and simply driving to their homes; and

 

     WHEREAS, the Center is not staffed with an adequate number of refuse vehicle drivers and is not provided with a sufficient amount of refuse bins to properly handle the increasing pace at which those bins are being filled; and

    

WHEREAS, the Leeward Coast has been experiencing an increase in illegal dumping in the last few years due in part to the lack of proper disposal options and the inadequate service provided at the Center; and

 

     WHEREAS, the importance of, and need for, properly maintained refuse centers on the Leeward Coast is increasing due to the growing population; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirtieth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2020, that the Department of Environmental Services Refuse Division of the City and County of Honolulu is urged to solve its ongoing maintenance and communication problems at the Wai‘anae Convenience Center; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Environmental Services Refuse Division of the City and County of Honolulu is requested to consider increasing the number of bins provided at the Center, hiring adequate staff such as additional refuse vehicle drivers, and updating or replacing telephone lines and equipment for use by its on-site employees; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu, Director of the City and County of Honolulu Department of Environmental Services, and Chief of the Refuse Division of the City and County of Honolulu Department of Environmental Services.

 

 

 

	OFFERED BY:	_____________________________

Report Title: 

Refuse Dumping; Waianae Convenience Center; Environmental Services Refuse Division