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FULL VIDEO: Ookala Community Meeting On Big Island Dairy

by Big Island Video News
on May 10, 2017 at 11:05 pm

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STORY SUMMARY

O'OKALA - The community met to discuss the latest dairy concerns on Tuesday night, days after the state hit the operation with a Notice of Violation and Order.

(BIVN) – Just a few days after the Hawaii State Department of Health has issued a Notice of Violation and Order to Big Island Dairy, LLC for alleged water pollution violations, the O’okala community met Tuesday to discuss the latest developments.

Hawaii County Councilwoman Valerie Poindexter led the discussion, which included information from State Department of Agriculture chair Scott Enright, representatives from the health department, and – for the first time – an appearance by the dairy owners, Steven and Derek Whitesides.

Last week, after months of complaints from the community, state officials announced that the health officials ordered Big Island Dairy, LLC to immediately cease discharging wastewater to state waters, pay a penalty of $25,000 to the state, and take corrective actions to prevent future unlawful discharges from the dairy to state waters.


Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Big Island Dairy, Ookala, Scott Enright, Valerie Poindexter

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