§342H-39 - Petty misdemeanor disposal of solid waste. - Hawaii Statutes

     [§342H-39]  Petty misdemeanor disposal of solid waste.  (a)  A person commits the offense of petty misdemeanor disposal of solid waste if the person knowingly discards, disposes of, deposits, discharges, or dumps solid waste, or by contract or otherwise arranges directly or indirectly for the disposal of solid waste in an amount equal to or greater than one cubic yard in volume and less than ten cubic yards in volume, anywhere other than a permitted solid waste management system without the written approval of the director.

     (b)  Petty misdemeanor disposal of solid waste is punishable by:

     (1)  A fine of not more than $25,000 for each separate offense;

     (2)  Not more than thirty days imprisonment for each offense; or

     (3)  Revocation or suspension by court order of any contractor's license or any applicable certificate of authorization from the public utilities commission.

Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense.

     (c)  Each fine collected for a violation of this section shall be distributed to the authorized agency that enforced the prohibition under which the fine was imposed.

     (d)  This section shall not apply to solid waste consisting solely of green waste.  For the purposes of this section, "green waste" means solid waste that consists solely of leaves, grass clippings, garden and yard wastes, tree trunks, holiday trees, tree trimmings, and prunings, or any combination thereof. [L 2005, c 105, §1]