The U.S. attorney for Hawaii formally retired after the Justice Department asked her and other prosecutors held over from President Barack Obama’s administration to step down.

A news release on Monday said U.S. Attorney Florence Nakakuni’s retirement went into effect Saturday.

Obama appointed her in 2009. She was the first woman to serve as the president-appointed U.S. attorney in the Hawaii district.

She had been an assistant U.S. attorney since 1985. Her roles included chief of the drug and organized crime section and chief of the organized-crime strike force unit.

Flammable household items banned at dump

Combustible household items no longer will be accepted at the Waimanalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill beginning Monday, the city Department of Environmental Services announced Wednesday.

The public is instead advised to drop off items that can catch fire or burn easily at any of the city’s convenience centers in Ewa, Laie, Wahiawa, Waianae, Waimanalo and Waipahu, or transfer stations in Kapaa, Kawailoa or Keehi.

The policy change will allow the city to incinerate all combustible items at H-POWER, the city’s waste-to-energy plant, while reducing unnecessary disposable material from going to the landfill, Environmental Services Director Lori Kahikina said.

Only sedans, pickup trucks and minivans will be allowed at the Waimanalo Gulch landfill. Larger household vehicles will be directed to the private PVT Landfill in Nanakuli.