03-06-2008, 12:02 PM
This is testimony I sent to the council in regards to this proposal:
Aloha,
I hope you will reject the building a waste incinerator in Hilo. Firstly I strongly feel Wheelabrator's proposal too expensive for this island to build. On top of that, I believe this plant will be huge financial drain on this islands taxpayers for years to come.
But those latter concerns pale in comparison to the environmental havoc this plant will have on this island. We already have a bad enough vog problem. This plant will most likely exacerbate that problem. Another concern is what will happen to the toxic ash byproduct of this plant.
I really believe Hawaii County needs to explore beefing up recycling and explore building a new Hilo landfill in one of the old Glover quarry areas in Waiakea instead of building this waste incinerator. If the latter doesn't completely solve Hilo's waste problems, I would support trucking Hilo's trash to West Hawaii's landfill.
I previously did not support trucking Hilo's trash to West Hawaii. But when I found out that there is a proposal to build a waste incinerator at NELHA, I changed my mind. To me trucking Hilo's trash to West Hawaii is the lesser of two evils. I don't want to be living next to a waste incinerator, nor do I believe the DHHL homesteaders in Waiakea would like like to be living near a waste incinerator either.
As I end this testimony, I would urge the council to consider passing a resolution banning the building of any waste incinerators on this beautiful island.
Best Regards,
Aaron Stene
Aloha,
I hope you will reject the building a waste incinerator in Hilo. Firstly I strongly feel Wheelabrator's proposal too expensive for this island to build. On top of that, I believe this plant will be huge financial drain on this islands taxpayers for years to come.
But those latter concerns pale in comparison to the environmental havoc this plant will have on this island. We already have a bad enough vog problem. This plant will most likely exacerbate that problem. Another concern is what will happen to the toxic ash byproduct of this plant.
I really believe Hawaii County needs to explore beefing up recycling and explore building a new Hilo landfill in one of the old Glover quarry areas in Waiakea instead of building this waste incinerator. If the latter doesn't completely solve Hilo's waste problems, I would support trucking Hilo's trash to West Hawaii's landfill.
I previously did not support trucking Hilo's trash to West Hawaii. But when I found out that there is a proposal to build a waste incinerator at NELHA, I changed my mind. To me trucking Hilo's trash to West Hawaii is the lesser of two evils. I don't want to be living next to a waste incinerator, nor do I believe the DHHL homesteaders in Waiakea would like like to be living near a waste incinerator either.
As I end this testimony, I would urge the council to consider passing a resolution banning the building of any waste incinerators on this beautiful island.
Best Regards,
Aaron Stene