Office of Hazard Evaluation and Emergency Response

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.

Information Management Request for Proposals and Recruitment Activities - November 2007

1. EHA has issued a Request For Proposals for Information Management Support Services.


Related Documents:
Hawaii Department of Health Environmental Health Administration (EHA)Information Management Five-Year Plan
Draft EHA Information Management Transition Plan


2. EHA is seeking two candidates to fill Information Management positions. Please see the following Position Descriptions.
   Environmental Information Manager
   Senior Information Technology Specialist

What's New

Feb 2008 - Arsenic - Kea'au Soil Arsenic Assessment Study (Dec 2007)
This report finalizes documentation of the work conducted in 2004 and 2005, and updates the report with information on produce testing (April and August 2005), additional evidence supporting the use of soil arsenic bioavailability in the Kea‘au area (2006 and 2007), and on HEER Office guidance relating to use and interpretation of soil arsenic bioaccessibility testing results (August 2006).

Feb 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).

Press Releases relating to HEER and other DOH Activities

HEPCRA Compliance Information
Instructions and forms for compliance with the Hawai‘i Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (HRS 128E).

Voluntary Response Program
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.

Pesticide and Heavy Metal Poisoning
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.

Public Records
HEER maintains records on the storage of hazardous substances, releases of hazardous substances to the environment, and site cleanup actions.

Annual Report
HEER reports annually to the State Legislature on its activities for the past year.

Statutes, Administrative Rules, Policy and Guidance Documents
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).