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HRS §342I-2.5

How to handle used lead acid batteries

If you take lead acid batteries for disposal, you must keep the liquid inside them and send them to a proper facility. You can take them to a transfer facility, a permitted lead smelter, or have the liquid neutralized first. This section only covers what you must do with the batteries.

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The statute, as written — Recycling

Any person accepting lead acid batteries for disposal shall: (1) Transport the lead acid batteries, with the liquid electrolyte intact, to a transfer facility; provided that the facility is in compliance with the accumulation provisions of section 342I-4; (2) Transport the lead acid batteries, with the liquid electrolyte intact, to a secondary lead smelter permitted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency; or (3) Have the liquid electrolyte neutralized at a facility that is permitted pursuant to chapter 342H; provided that once the liquid electrolyte is neutralized in accordance with the permit issued pursuant to chapter 342H, the batteries may be transported to any secondary lead smelter.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§342I-4 Wholesale battery sellers must take back used batteries

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