New transfer station in Pahoa?

[hotinhawaii]

What is with the new transfer station and recycling center across from the post office in Pahoa? Does anyone know why this now exists? We just spent 5 mil on the new one in the back of Pahoa.

[leilanidude]

It isn't a transfer station.
It is simply a private recycling business, just like the many that operate all over Hilo.
It IS a terrible location though.
Just wait for the smell and noise that will be coming from it.

[Andrew]

Terrible location indeed. A garbage dump right in the middle of town. Nice (not).

[leilanidude]

Must be considered better than a skate shop, otherwise the Savior of Pahoa would have come down and stopped it. [B)]

[hotinhawaii]

Thanks for the info.

[csgray]

It may be a temporary use the requires little in the way of infrastructer while the land owner moves a different project through the long and byzantine process of getting approval to build. Someone spent a lot of money grading those parcels and then legally consolidating them into one lot. The recycling center wouldn't have needed that investment, so either there is a different long term plan, or there was a long term plan that fell through.

Carol

[Rob Tucker]

I agree with Carol. This looks like an intermediate step which requires little capital improvement. Eventually something more substantial will occupy the site.

[Hapahaole]

Like what rob ?

hapahaole

[Rob Tucker]

Who knows? What ever strikes the property owner as the best return on the investment.

With a little luck maybe a surf shop.

[punaticbychoice]

Rob@15:21:05
Oh now Rob,[]