County offers tree-cycling opportunity
To help make the holidays greener, the Solid Waste Division of the Department of Environmental Management will again offer tree-cycling.
Residential customers are encouraged to tree-cycle their holiday trees and kadomatsu decorations at the following recycling and transfer Stations: Kealakehe (Kailua-Kona), Keei, Keaau, Pahoa, Volcano, and Waimea from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on regular greenwaste collection days, at the East Hawaii Organics Facility in Hilo from 7 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., and at the West Hawaii Organics Facility Mondays through Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. (closed from noon to 12:30 p.m.).
This service will be available to the public through Jan. 15, except for the annual closure of Solid Waste facilities on Jan. 1. For more information, visit www.hawaiizerowaste.org or call the Solid Waste Division at (808) 961-8270
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Nexamp plans meeting for solar project
Nexamp, a community-based renewable energy (CBRE) developer and operator, is holding a public meeting on Jan. 26, 2023, to provide information about Naalehu Solar, a proposed shared solar project to be located south of Mamalahoa Highway in Naalehu.
The public informational meeting from 5 to 7 p.m. will include an explanation of CBRE and how it works, a project overview of Naalehu Solar, and time for questions and answers.
Naalehu Solar is designed to support Hawaii’s goal of being 100% renewable by 2045. The solar project will generate clean power and help lower electricity costs for qualified low- to moderate-income (LMI) subscribers. The project is part of Hawaiian Electric’s CBRE LMI shared solar program, meaning that community members who meet certain LMI income requirements are eligible to enroll and subscribe for credits to lower their electric bill.
All public comments and questions from this meeting will be filed with the Public Utilities Commission.
For more information, please visit https://www.nexamp.com/naalehu-solar.
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Orchid society to gather
The Kona Orchid Society will hold its monthly meeting on Jan. 6 at Makua Lani Christian Academy in Kailua-Kona.
The speaker for the 6 p.m. meeting will be Jurahame Leyva and the topic will be Angrecum. Bring in a flowering plant for Show and Tell. There will also be a drawing for plants. Annual society dues of $25 can also be paid during this meeting.
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Knights of Columbus Council meets Jan. 9
The Knights of Columbus Council 13227 meets Jan. 9 in Kailua-Kona.
The council invites all visiting Knights and new prospective members to the 5:45 p.m. meeting on the lanai of the St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church.
For more information, call David Aragon at (808) 896-8455.
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