The County of Kaua’i will host two public meetings
to provide information on the County’s
DEIS for the New Kaua’i Landfill, Ma’alo, Kaua’i,
Hawai’i.
Meetings will be held as follows:
– Tuesday, May 8, 2018, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30
p.m., Li-hu’e Neighborhood Center (NBHD CTR),
3353 Eono Street, Li-hu’e; and
– Wednesday, May 9, 2018, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30
p.m., Kapa’a NBHD CTR, 4491 Kou Street, Kapa’a.
The meetings will begin at 6:00 p.m. and provide
the opportunity to learn about the project from
the County’s DEIS team in an open house setting.
Stations will be set-up to provide information
about the modern landfill design planned at
Ma’alo, the environmental and land use features
of Ma’alo, and the studies and surveys performed
for the DEIS. At 6:30 p.m. the County will provide
a brief introduction, a summary of the history of
the project, and the findings of the DEIS. At 7:00
p.m. the public will be provided the opportunity
to give oral comments on the DEIS that will be
considered in the preparation of the Final EIS.
Anyone who wishes may also submit written
comments on comment forms provided at the
meetings, or by mail with a postmark no later
than May 23, 2018.
A copy of the Draft EIS can be found on
the Office of Environmental Quality Control
website at: http://oeqc2.doh.hawaii.gov/
EA_EIS_Library/2018-04-08-KA-DEIS-New-Kauai-
Landfill.pdf. Please allow time for the document
to download.
Mail comments to: Please cc copies to:
Lyle Tabata, Acting Brian Takeda, Planning
County Engineer Project Manager
Re: County of Kaua’i R. M. Towill
New Landfill DEIS Corporation
4444 Rice Street, 2024 North King Street,
Suite 275 Suite 200
Li-hu’e, Hawai’i 96766 Honolulu, Hawai’i
NOTE: Special accommodations and sign
language interpreters and interpreters for non-
English speaking persons are available upon
request five (5) days prior to the meeting date.
To request an accommodation please contact the
County Solid Waste Division at 241-4837.
Notice of Public Meetings
Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (DEIS) for a New
Municipal Solid Waste Landfill