The Maui News

A Maui company was fined $13,300 by the state Department of Health for air permit violations.

Hawaiian Cement was fined for failing to conduct monthly visible emissions observations for August to December 2020 for some of its equipment and its 653 tons-per-hour aggregate processing facility at Camp 6, Puunene, according to the violation notice.

The company also failed to conduct the 2020 annual source performance tests on the aggregate processing facility and 800 tons-per-hour portable crushing and screening plant in Waikapu.

The company paid its fine of $13,300, according to the department.

Five other companies and military branches were also fined for air permit violations, including:

• Par Hawaii Refining LLC in Kapolei, Oahu, for various air permit violations at its petroleum refinery. Par indicated that it would pay a fine of $42,700.

• Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corporation in Keaau, Hawaii island, for various air permit violations on its boilers and diesel engine generators. A fine of $28,300 has been paid.

• Hawaii Air National Guard at Pearl Harbor, Oahu, for exceeding its 12-month rolling limit of jet fuel and beginning construction or modification of its third low observable composite repair facility bay without a valid air permit. A fine of $11,800 has been paid.

• Road and Highway Builders LLC in Kapolei, Oahu, for not conducting 2018 and 2019 annual source performance tests on its 400 tons-per-hour portable drum mix asphalt plant. A fine of $6,900 has been paid.

• Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe, Oahu, for installing a boiler without a valid air permit and submitting a late semi-annual monitoring report. A fine of $6,900 has been issued and a hearing is being requested.

All had the option to request a hearing to contest their alleged violations and penalties.

“DOH ensures that companies comply with state and federal emission standards to minimize air pollution,” said Deputy Director of Environmental Health Kathleen Ho. “We will continue to hold companies accountable to protect public health and our environment.”

In general, fines are assessed to remove any economic benefit a company have gained by not complying with their permit requirements, according to the department. All fines are paid into a revolving fund that helps prevent or minimize damage to the environment.

To view the full violation notices, visit health.hawaii.gov/cab/clean-air-branch/notice-and-finding-of-violation-downloads-pdf/.