#air permit violation
Department of Health cites six companies for air permit violations
In general, fines are assessed to remove any economic benefit a company may have gained by not complying with their permit requirements. All fines are paid into a revolving fund that helps prevent or minimize damage to the environment.
Two Maui Companies Cited by Health Department for Alleged Air Permit Violations
The Hawai‘i Department of Health Clean Air Branch issued Notices and Finding of Violation and Orders against four companies, including two on Maui.
Pūlama Lāna‘i and Maui Electric Company Cited for Air Permit Violations
Maui Electric Company, Ltd. in Kahului on Maui was cited for exceeding the visible emission limits on their combustion turbine generator, units M14 and M17, diesel engine generator unit M14 at the Māʻalaea generating station.
Seven Hawaiʻi Companies Cited for Air Permit Violations
The Hawai‘i Department of Health Clean Air Branch has issued Notices and Finding of Violation and Orders against seven companies across the state.
Anti-Cane Burning Petition Includes 8,730 Signatures
A group that is seeking to end the burning of sugar cane on Maui delivered petitions with more than 8,700 signatures to the State Department of Health on Tuesday.
HC&S Explains Air Permit Violation
A “malicious fire” at an HC&S field in Kahului last year led to the early harvest of sugar cane in the area, and a subsequent air permit violation. “These circumstances led to confusion about the remaining cane in field 716 and resulted in 25 acres of field 716 being burned when HC&S completed the harvest in November 2011, rather than in 2012,” said Volner.
