HI SR86

Urges the Director of Health to require waste combustion facility operators to implement continuous monitoring and sampling technologies verified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for emissions reporting.

Identifies the Covanta Honolulu Resource Recovery Venture (H-POWER) facility in Campbell Industrial Park as a major industrial air pollution source affecting public health and climate.

Notes H-POWER currently monitors only four air pollutants continuously while other pollutants are tested once annually under optimal conditions, rather than continuous monitoring.

Cites studies showing continuous monitoring reveals significantly higher actual emissions than annual stack testing; one case found hydrochloric acid emissions 62 percent higher than annual testing, and dioxin emissions 32 to 1,290 times greater than reported.

Directs certified copies of the resolution be transmitted to the Governor, Director of Health, and mayors and council chairs of all four counties.