(a) Prior to submitting to the office a plan that has been formally adopted by a county, the county and the office may negotiate plan components the county finds infeasible. The public shall be notified of all plan components that are determined to be infeasible.
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 342G-23

  • Bioconversion: means the processing of the organic fraction of the waste stream through biological or chemical means to perform composting or generate products including, but not limited to, fertilizers, feeds, methane, alcohols, tars, and other products. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342G-1
  • county: includes the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-22
  • Department: means the department of health. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342G-1
  • Director: means the director of health. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342G-1
  • Disposal: means the management of solid waste through incineration or landfilling at permitted solid waste facilities. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342G-1
  • Office: means the office of solid waste management in the department of health. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342G-1
  • Recycling: means the collection, separation, recovery, and sale or reuse of secondary resources that would otherwise be disposed of as municipal solid waste, and is an integral part of a manufacturing process aimed at producing a marketable product made of postconsumer material. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342G-1
  • Source reduction: means the design, manufacture, and use of materials to:

    (1) Minimize the quantity or toxicity, or both, of the waste produced; and

    (2) Reduce the creation of waste either by redesigning products or by otherwise changing societal patterns of consumption, use, or waste generation. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342G-1

(b) The office shall review the county-adopted plan and approve, conditionally approve, approve specific elements or components, or disapprove the plan. The office shall have sixty days to render a decision, unless the office gives written notice to the county that additional time is necessary to complete the review.
(c) The office shall approve any county plan or revised plan that demonstrates to its satisfaction that:

(1) The plan is reasonably complete and accurate, and consistent with this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter;
(2) The plan provides for the maximum feasible development and implementation of source reduction, recycling, and bioconversion programs, and demonstrates a feasible schedule, funding source, and amount for doing so;
(3) The plan provides for the disposal of solid waste that is not reduced, recycled, or altered through bioconversion, in a manner that is consistent with the requirements of this chapter; and
(4) The plan accomplishes all of the above in a manner consistent with chapter 226.
(d) To expedite and facilitate the plan development, review, and adoption process, the office, at the request of a county, may participate directly in the county adoption process by attending public hearings and county council sessions.
(e) The department shall notify the public of the approval, conditional approval, approval of specific elements or components, or disapproval of the plan. The director may hold a public hearing on the plan if the director determines that a public hearing is in the public interest.

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