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The mission of the Office of Hazard Evaluation and Emergency Response (HEER) is to protect human health, public welfare, and the
environment and provide state leadership, support and partnership in preventing, planning for, responding to, and enforcing environmental
laws relating to releases or threats of releases of hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants.
August 2008 - Kea'au Arsenic Assessment
The following reports document work conducted since 2004 and include information on produce
testing (Apr and Aug 2005), additional evidence supporting the use of soil arsenic
bioavailability in the Kea‘au area (2006 and 2007), HEER Office guidance relating to use
and interpretation of soil arsenic bioaccessibility testing results (Aug 2006) and Kea‘au area arsenic urine testing results (Aug 2008).
HEALTH CONSULTATION Exposure Investigation Kea‘au 8.5 and 9.5 Mile Camps Kea‘au, Hawai‘i County, Hawai‘i (Aug 2008)
Kea‘au Arsenic Urine Testing Fact Sheet (Aug 2008)
Kea‘au Soil Arsenic Assessment Study (Dec 2007)
October 2008 - Sections of the newly drafted Technical Guidance Manual (TGM) are available for public review online!
The HEER Office has a web site for the new TGM at www.hawaiidoh.org. Drafts may be found at www.hawaiidoh.org/draft. Comments from the consulting community and the general public are welcomed.
| Section | | Draft | Comments | Final |
| 1 | HEER Responsibilities, And Organization | Posted | Closed | Expected 11/12/08 |
| 2 | Site Discovery, Investigation, and Cleanup | Posted | Closed | Expected 11/12/08 |
| 3 | Site Investigation Design And Implementation | Posted | Closed | Expected 11/12/08 |
| 4 | Soil Sample Collection Approaches | Posted | Closed | Expected 11/12/08 |
| 5 | Soil and Sediment Sampling Guidance | Posted | Closed | |
| 6 | Groundwater and Surface Water Sampling Guidance | Posted | Closed | |
| 10 | Data Quality Assurance and Quality Control | Posted | Closed | |
| 11 | Handling and Analysis of Samples | Posted | Closed | |
| 13 | Environmental Hazard Evaluation | Posted | Closed | |
| 7 | Soil Vapor and Indoor Air Sampling Guidance | Expected 12/15/08 | | |
| 9 | Supplemental Guidance for Select Contaminants of Concern | Expected 12/15/08 | | |
| 14 | Removal Action Process | Expected 12/15/08 | | |
| 15 | Remedial Action Process | Expected 12/15/08 | | |
| 17 | Report Formats and Content Guidelines | Expected 12/15/08 | | |
| 18 | Site Closures | Expected 12/15/08 | | |
February 2008 - HEPCRA
Notice of Intent of Proposed Rulemaking
The Department of Health is preparing administrative rules to better implement and improve compliance with requirements of the Hawaii Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (HEPCRA), Chapter 128E, Hawai'i Revised Statues (HRS).
November 2007 - Information Management Recruitment Activities
EHA is seeking a candidate to fill the Senior Information Technology Specialist position. Please follow the link to view the Position Description.
August 2006 - Final Response Action Memorandum (Final RAM) issued for proposed hotel site in Kea'au, Hawai'i.
Instructions and forms for compliance with the Hawai‘i Emergency
Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (HRS 128E).
The Voluntary Response Program began in October 1997 and is designed
to encourage participants to address environmental contamination on a
voluntary basis, as well as to facilitate the productive economic use
of contaminated properties. The program allows prospective owners and
tenants to avoid environmental liabilities which they have not caused
if they voluntarily clean up contaminated properties.
In order to better assess the prevalence and impact of pesticide and
heavy metal poisoning cases in Hawai‘i, physicians and laboratory
directors must report all such cases to DOH.
HEER maintains records on the storage of hazardous substances,
releases of hazardous substances to the environment, and site cleanup
actions.
HEER reports annually to the State Legislature on its activities for
the past year.
HEER is responsible for implementing the Hawai‘i Environmental
Response Law (HRS 128D) and the State Contingency Plan (HAR 11-451), as
well as the Hawai‘i Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know Act (HRS 128E).
Office of Hazard Evaluation and Emergency Response
Hawai‘i State Department of Health
919 Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 206
Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96814
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(808) 586-4249 |
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984-2400 ext 64249 |
| From Hawai‘i
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974-4000 ext 64249 |
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274-3141 ext 64249 |
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Lāna‘i (toll-free): |
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(800) 468-4644 ext 64249 |
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(808) 586-7537 |
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heer@doh.hawaii.gov |
| 24-hour Hotline: |
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(808) 247-2191 |
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Web page maintained by Marsha Mealey
Last updated 27 Aug 2008 |
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