what do we do?

We as a Island should qualify for a grant so we can have our own E-Waste recycling center right here in Hawaii. this way we don't have to rely on mainland companies to take care of our E-waste for us . We have the land. This would bring us one step closer to being a self- sufficient state. We rely to much on the mainland for everything. Do you ever wonder what happens to all the broken computers. cell phones, ect.. end up? have you ever even thought about it? I can tell you were it's all going now. In your backyard.

We spend so much money on tourism and rely on tourism is much at it's clouding our jugement and it makes us lazy, relying on someone else to take care of us. It's only a matter of time that the mainland won't be able to save us. We need start now. We have so much land. We could have solar and wind farms that could power every business and home one the island we have enough land to grow food for every household on this Island.

"The email below comes from a company on the mainland we have been dealing with trying to get money to get all the E- Waste off the Island.

"The email"

To date - we have an obligation on the IT equipment of about 130,000 lbs. Which means we have the potential to sell 130k lbs of materials back to the OEM's to
meet their pound obligation in Hawaii…but guess what - THE STATE HAS
NEVER ISSUED THEM ANY POUND OBLIGATION. There is nothing in the Hawaii law that
says they must pay for any specific amount of material. There is also nothing
saying "if you don't recycle xxxx amount of pounds, the state will fine you xx
cents per pound" so now guess what? The manufacturers are sitting back saying
"well since there are no goals and there no penalties - then why should we do
anything at all"

There are no goals - no allocated volumes - no fines - and no penalties for non compliance! Thank Hawaii - they wrote it!

Your situation is almost untenable. The IT portion is such a low volume - That Sony "and all of the rest" are in no hurry to pay for it. When the TV portion
of the law starts in January - everyone will be scrambling to get your volume -
but what the hell should I tell you to do now.? I am not even sure. I have a
container of IT equipment coming in from you tomorrow - let me take a look and
see what I can do to get you some more money on that materials. I am not going
to charge the oEM - but maybe I can sell the shit outright and get you some more
dough…I won't know until I take a look inside that
contain.

This is why we need a grant, so we can take care of our own recycling.

I'm sorry we seem to have a misunderstanding. I am in the business of collecting all the E-waste on the Big Island and trying to ship it off our Island. The country has cut the funds for the recycling to be shipped of the Island so we have to find a way to do it ourselves. We are not being funded from anyone.

We have containers full of broken tvs and some computer stuff. I'm looking for a grant so we can own and operate our own recycling facility so we won't have to rely on the mainland to take care of our recycing needs and we can become closer to becoming self sufficient.

So, yes I do know what I'm talking about. I deal with the ewaste everyday.
When the computer you're using right now breaks and can't be fix where does it go? and how does it get there? I know the answer to these questins. Do you?

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Priestess December 7, 2010 at 10:20am

I'm sorry we seem to have a misunderstanding. I am in the business of collecting all the E-waste on the Big Island and trying to ship it off our Island. The country has cut the funds for the recycling to be shipped of the Island so we have to find a way to do it ourselves. We are not being funded from anyone.

We have containers full of broken tvs and some computer stuff. I'm looking for a grant so we can own and operate our own recycling facility so we won't have to rely on the mainland to take care of our recycing needs and we can become closer to becoming self sufficient.

So, yes I do know what I'm talking about. I deal with the ewaste everyday.
When the computer you're using right now breaks and can't be fix where does it go? and how does it get there? I know the answer to these questins. Do you?
Kaohi September 1, 2010 at 6:09am

Waste Steaming is dangerous, you don't know what you are talking about. Transporting Nuclear Waste to another place is detriment to the children of the aina.

Attend Sept 9, 20101 meeting at Kapolei contac Leeward Community college at the Waianae location and and ask fro KAHEA and their meeting times. We're not your cash crop! Waste Streaming is poison dust!

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