Waimea’s efforts to control the spread of coqui frogs in the community have been jumpstarted by the award of a $10,000 grant to Coqui-Free Waimea (CFW), said Laura Dierenfield on behalf of the Waimea Preservation Association, the local non-profit that is acting as fiscal agent for the project. The grant was awarded by the [...]

The Hawai’i County Department of Environmental Management, Solid Waste Division & Recycling Section will sponsor a 2-hour long composting workshop at Waimea Nature Park on Saturday, April 21, from 10:00 a.m. to noon. Everyone who attends the complete session will receive a free compost bin. Composting bins may not be immediately available after the completion [...]

The Big Island Bulb Blitz is a community-led effort, sponsored by the Blue Plant Foundation, to bring the benefits of energy efficiency to Big Island homes. Residents are encouraged to bring their old incandescent bulbs to a Waimea Community Association meeting on April 5 or May 3, where program participants will swap them for free, energy-saving CFLs. Blue [...]

  Join Kohala Watershed Partnership for a fun day in DOFAW’s Koaia Tree Sanctuary.  This 13-acre preserve on the leeward side of Kohala Mountain is home to some of the last remaining examples of dry forest trees on Kohala. Work on a variety of tasks: clearning invasive lantana, planting native trees, and building steps on [...]

Collection will occur between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Saturday, March 3, 2012 at the Waimea Solid Waste Transfer Station. This event for household generated and self-hauled waste only. No business or farm wastes and NO electronic waste will be accepted. 
The County of Hawai‘i Department of Environmental Management holds these collection events so residents [...]

On Saturday, January 28, join the Kohala Watershed Partnership to help protect the forest in one of our most stunning preserves on Kohala Mountain: Pu’u Pili at Kahua Ranch.  This 270-acre preserve is a gem of Kohala Mountain biodiversity—and we will be working to control the non-native plants that threaten it. Our main focus will [...]

The Hawai’i County Environmental Management Commission will meet at W.M. Keck Observatory, 65-1120 Mamalahoa Highway, at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 25. The Commission meets bi-monthly and rotates its meetings between Hilo, Kona, and Waimea. Click this link for the agenda.

What are your “hot buttons” for the 2012 Legislature?   √       Job creation √       Taxes? √       Sky high electric bills – why isn’t PUC mandating increased use of geothermal? √       Equitable funding for public charter schools? √       Physician recruitment and retention? √       Medical insurance costs and availability? √       Agricultural water resource funding? [...]

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Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection events will occur between 7:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., as follows: Saturday, December 3, 2011 at the Hilo Solid Waste Transfer Station. Saturday, December 10, 2011 at the Kailua-Kona (Kealakehe) Solid Waste Transfer Station.   . These events are for household generated and self-hauled waste only.  No business or farm wastes [...]