S.R. No. 141 Summary

• Requests the Department of Health to enforce Hawaii Revised Statutes section 342H-30 to ensure ash and debris from the August 2023 Maui wildfires are managed only through proper containment in a landfill, transported in sealed containers, not used as alternative daily cover material, and covered with secure tarps to prevent ash from blowing away.

• Supports the County of Maui's designation of the Central Maui Landfill as the final disposal site for approximately 600,000 tons of wildfire waste, which represents about two years of the landfill's capacity with enough space remaining until 2039.

• Encourages the County of Maui, Army Corps of Engineers, and FEMA to contain remaining waste in trucking-ready containers at or near-site, discontinue use of the Olowalu temporary disposal site, decontaminate trucks, and transport waste at night to minimize traffic and contamination concerns.

• Urges abandonment of pyrolysis, gasification, incineration, and other high-temperature waste processing methods due to concerns that these processes create additional toxic chemicals including dioxins, furans, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.

• Directs transmission of certified copies to the Army Corps of Engineers Honolulu District, FEMA Region 9 Administrator, Hawaii Governor, Department of Health Director, Maui County Mayor, and Maui County Council Chairperson.