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East Maui residents may drop off appliances, automobile batteries, tires, propane tanks and scrap metal  during a Hāna metals collection event on March 5 and 6, 2026.

Properties connected to the County’s wastewater (sewer) system in South Maui (Sugar Beach, Kīhei, Wailea/Makena) no longer need to restrict usage due to repairs to Kīhei Wastewater Pump Station No. 6, according to an update issued by the Maui Department of Environmental Management on Friday afternoon.

A wastewater overflow this morning at Kalama Park in Kīhei did not enter storm drains or the ocean, and has been cleaned up, with the area sanitized and cordoned off, according to the County of Maui Department of Environmental Management.

The temporary Christmas tree recycling sites — at Kīhei Recycling Center and Makawao Recycling Center — will open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. from Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, through Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026.

East Maui residents can drop off appliances, automobile batteries, tires, propane tanks, scrap metal and electronics during a Hāna metals and electronics recycling event on Friday, Dec. 5, and Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, the County of Maui Department of Environmental Management’s Environmental Protection & Sustainability Division announced.

Maui residents may start making appointments Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, for the County of Maui Department of Environmental Management’s free Residential Household Hazardous Waste Collection on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, in Central Maui. Appointments close Jan. 6, 2026.

An information session on the County of Maui Sustainability Grants Program will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, July 25, 2025.

Michael Petersen was sworn in Friday as deputy director of the County of Maui Department of Environmental Management. Before joining the County, Petersen served as Operations Manager for Waste Pro Hawaiʻi in Kīhei.

Applicants are invited to attend a grant information session for the County of Maui Fiscal Year 2026 Recycling Grants Program at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in the Mayor’s Conference Room on the 9th floor of the Kalana O Maui County Building, 200 S. High St., Wailuku.

West Maui residents can dispose of recyclable bulky items at a Go Green Recycling event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 12, 2025, at Lahaina Civic Center. Appointments are required for the event, which is hosted by nonprofit Mālama Maui Nui in partnership with the County of Maui Department of Environmental Management Abandoned […]

The County of Maui, Department of Environmental Management, Wastewater Reclamation Division proposes to construct two new 8-inch sewerlines along Kaiola Place and Ohukai Road and install 10 6-inch service laterals and eight sewer manholes to connect 10 properties to the County wastewater system in Kīhei.

The County of Maui Department of Environmental Management’s Wastewater Reclamation Division announced that it has amended the Sewer Service Status from “red,” which indicates a property does not currently have active sewer service, to “green,” meaning the sewer service is active, for 28 properties in Lahaina including: 25 lots in Kuhua Camp area; and three lots on Lahainaluna Road.

Citing several supportive General Plan policies, the resolution requests the mayor and Department of Environmental Management to increase the “production and expansion of recycled R-1 water to preserve potable water for the construction of affordable housing and to support fire protection, greenbelts, agriculture and cultural uses.”

The County of Maui Department of Environmental Management’s Wastewater Reclamation Division announced that it has amended the Sewer Service Status from “red,” which indicates a property does not currently have active sewer service, to “green,” meaning the sewer service is active for a property, in the following area: Seven lots near Kahula Place and the southern end of Lahainaluna Road.

Beginning today, March 15, the County of Maui Department of Environmental Management will be accepting Letters of Inquiry for programs, projects and events aimed at promoting sustainability throughout Maui County for its Fiscal Year 2025 grant season.

Wastewater may be disposed of at Sewer Pump Station No. 1 on Halawai Drive, next to the Lahaina Wastewater Reclamation Facility on Honoapiʻilani Highway. 

Another former Maui County official with the Maui County Department of Environmental Management, Wilfred Tamayo Savella, 71, is the latest individual to be charged with taking bribes in a scheme tied to Honolulu businessman Milton Choy.

A 4,125 gallon wastewater overflow on Alamaha Street in Kahului was caused by a grease blockage in the sewer mainline.

Maui County announced that its Used Motor Oil Program for home mechanics has been suspended immediately, due to increased costs and a lack of available funding.

Estimated funds available are $239,500, subject to County Council appropriations; deadline to submit initial summary applications is Friday, Feb. 10, 2017.