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Hāna Metals Recycling Event, Aug. 4-6

The Hāna Metals Recycling Collection Event takes place Thursday, Aug. 4, Friday, Aug. 5 and Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016.

HI-5 Reporting Violations Net Fines for 9 Island Businesses

Failure to properly meet reporting deadlines or improper reporting can result in penalty fines of up to $10,000 per violation per day.

Hawaiʻi Beverage Container Fee to Decrease by Half Cent

Effective Sept. 1, 2015, the fee will decrease to one-cent per container in response to the state’s redemption rate, which decreased from 72.6% in fiscal year 2014 to 68.4% in the last fiscal year, which ended in June 2015.

Beverage Container Fee Increases by Half Cent

The deposit fee for beverage containers in Hawai’i will increase by a half-cent to keep the successful HI-5 recycling program in operation for two more years.

HI-5 Recycling Remains Strong; No Container Fee Increase

Since the inception of the HI 5 program in 2005, a total of over 4 billion containers have been recycled, with an average of over 3,075 containers recycled per person.

Hui Up Program Offers Refrigerator Trade-In on Molokai

By Wendy Osher Hawaii Energy, the State’s energy conservation and efficiency program, is joining forces with community partners to bring 100 new ENERGY STAR refrigerators to Molokai residents.  The community-based Hui Up program is supported by federal stimulus funds. Qualified applicants can trade-in their old, inefficient refrigerators for new ENERGY STAR models that use 20 […]