State fines firm for stormwater discharges

The state Department of Health has cited Island Recycling Inc. for failing to comply with its permit to prevent polluted stormwater discharges at two of the company’s facilities.

The Health Department has ordered the recycling company to pay a $25,400 fine, clean a drainage ditch at its Kapolei property and take the necessary steps to prevent the Kapolei and Dillingham facilities from discharging stormwater to nearby storm drains and state waters.

The company has 20 days to contest the order. Island Recycling representatives could not be reached for comment.

During inspections in June 2014 and reviewing documents, state health officials found the Kapolei and Dillingham facilities failed to implement measures to properly prevent polluted stormwater discharges, according to a Health Department news release.

“This has been a long time coming,” said Matthew Kurano, environmental health specialist of the Health Department’s Clean Water Branch, of the order.

The Health Department also claimed the company had placed discarded materials and stored equipment in a drainage ditch at its Kapolei facility. The company is also accused of failing to submit discharge monitoring reports to the state, which is required under the company’s Hawaii’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit.

—

ON THE MOVE

>>The Hawaiian Humane Society has announced that Stephanie Kendrick is its new public policy advocate. Her responsibilities include serving as the organization’s community and government liaison to advance policies supporting its goal of a more humane community for animals and people in Hawaii. Kendrick also leads legislative initiatives to strengthen welfare laws and animal protection, and also serves as a resource to public policy officials on animal welfare issues. Prior to joining the Hawaiian Humane Society, Kendrick was a journalist in Hawaii for 24 years.

>>Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort has promoted Yan Hasegawa to director of revenue management-wholesale from assistant director of revenue management-wholesale. Hasegawa joined the revenue management team at Hilton Hawaiian Village in 2013 and has made improvements to pricing models and initiatives in revenue management. She also has applied analytics to increase market share.

Send items to business@staradvertiser.com.