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HRS §342H-55

Rules for municipal solid waste landfills

The state director can make rules about how municipal solid waste landfills are built, run, closed, and cared for after closing. The rules can also cover monitoring, safety, recordkeeping, and financial assurance. This section only gives the director the power to make these rules.

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The statute, as written — Rules; specific

The director may establish by rule the criteria, standards, and requirements relating to the location, design, construction, operation, maintenance, expansion, closure, and post-closure care of municipal solid waste landfill units. In addition, the director may establish by rule assessment monitoring, ground-water monitoring, ground-water protection, landfill gas monitoring, landfill gas collection, detection monitoring, corrective measure, remedial action, preventive action, response action, manifest, recordkeeping, notification, public meeting, deed notation, and financial assurance requirements, standards, or criteria for municipal solid waste landfill units.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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