URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO ENSURE THE SAFE MANAGEMENT OF INCINERATOR ASH FROM WASTE INCINERATOR FACILITIES.

This Senate Resolution (SR 162) urges Hawaii's Department of Health to treat incinerator ash from H-POWER (Honolulu's only waste incinerator) as regulated solid waste under state law, rather than non-hazardous material. It specifically opposes plans to "recycle" the ash for road construction, citing risks of public exposure to toxins like dioxins and heavy metals (arsenic, lead, mercury) due to current testing methods that overlook inhalation/ingestion hazards. The resolution directs the Department of Health to ensure safe management practices and notifies Honolulu that the proposed ash reuse project may violate health protections.