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This concurrent resolution urges the Director of Health to require waste combustion facility operators, specifically targeting the H-POWER facility in Oahu, to implement advanced continuous monitoring and sampling technologies that have been tested and verified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The resolution highlights significant concerns about current emissions monitoring practices, noting that H-POWER currently only monitors four air pollutants continuously, with other pollutants tested annually under optimal conditions. The document emphasizes that more advanced monitoring technologies can provide more accurate data about toxic emissions, citing studies that show current testing methods can significantly underestimate harmful emissions like dioxins and furans. The resolution points out that Reworld, the facility's operator, already uses more comprehensive monitoring technologies at other facilities in states like Oregon, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. By urging the implementation of continuous monitoring, the resolution aims to improve public health awareness and environmental protection by ensuring more comprehensive and real-time tracking of industrial air pollution emissions. The resolution also calls for transmitting copies of the resolution to various state and county officials, including the Governor and Directors of Health.

Health and Social Services

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SCR&billnumber=105&year=2025