Summary
DEM is moving the recycling section back into the Solid Waste Division (where every other Hawaii county has it) and asking for $330,000 for cloud-based routing software, plus new equipment. A bill (62) clean up the fund rules to match.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Apr 23, 2026.
Impact analysis
$330,000 for routing software plus $2.8 million more in equipment requests than last year.
Residents get streamlined recycling and waste services; East Maui gets quarterly metals collection events.
EV owners currently asked to hold vehicles until battery disposal is arranged; Malama Hamakua awaiting its $50K cleanup grant.
Mentions & discussions (3)
Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee (2025-2027) — April 23, 2026
Bill 62 would let the Solid Waste Management Fund pay for recycling programs and landfill diversion, and allow grants, loans, and leveraging other funds — while removing recycling from the Environmental Protection and Sustainability Fund's uses.
Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee (2025-2027) — April 16, 2026
DEM is moving the recycling section back into the Solid Waste Division (where every other Hawaii county has it) and asking for $330,000 for cloud-based routing software, plus new equipment. A bill (62) clean up the fund rules to match.
Agriculture, Diversification, Environment, & Public Transportation Committee — March 12, 2026
The sustainability division manages drop-box recycling, is expanding island composting (Hana, Molokai, Central Maui landfill, West Maui), and is struggling to safely dispose of combustible EV batteries. A West Maui bottle redemption center should open around March-April.
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