HI SCR63

Request the Department of Health to develop an action plan to eliminate diesel cremator usage within the state within a two-year timeframe

Identify that three crematoriums in Hawaii currently operate diesel-fueled cremators while all others use natural gas or propane

Note that diesel emissions are more toxic with higher pollutant levels than natural gas and propane, and that 50% of Oahu's cremations are processed by diesel cremators

Highlight that some diesel cremators in use have operated for over a hundred years and lack automated features for temperature control, damper systems, and opacity sensors found in modern cremators

Observe that areas surrounding diesel cremators have become more populated with residences, schools, and health care institutions, and that all new U.S. cremators are built to use natural gas or propane