{"id":1728,"date":"2026-06-23T09:34:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T09:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1728"},"modified":"2026-06-23T09:34:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T09:34:23","slug":"scared-for-our-health-neighbors-report-breathing-problems-from-junkyard-next-to-waiawa-stream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1728","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Scared for our health\u2019: Neighbors report breathing problems from junkyard next to Waiawa Stream"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section>\n<p>PEARL CITY (HawaiiNewsNow) &#8211; A 2.6-acre junkyard operation on Lehua Avenue is facing a $55,000 fine from the Department of Health for releasing debris into Waiawa Stream.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1726\">Olivet Baptist Church celebrates 100 years in Honolulu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Drone video shows cars, refrigerators and mountains of metal piled on the property between a curve of Waiawa Stream. Neighbors who live along the Pearl Harbor bike path behind the junkyard say dust from the operation is causing breathing problems.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a constant moving of garbage and trucks coming in and dumping. Stockpiling and pushing and all that dust is coming through my house coming through our homes. We breathing it. We eating it. It\u2019s on our clothes, on our floors,\u201d said Albert Kim, a resident.<\/p>\n<h2>Debris washed into stream during March storms<\/h2>\n<p>Residents say about a year ago they started seeing more trash arriving in large roll off dumpsters. That\u2019s when they started smelling chemicals and seeing dust fly through the air.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m just scared. I\u2019m scared for our health. What\u2019s in that dust. For me health wise, I feel it in my throat,\u201d said Corrie Young, a resident.<\/p>\n<p>Neighbors\u2019 concerns increased after the Kona low storms in March washed debris into Waiawa Stream.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1724\">New reports of stinging caterpillars prompt state to take action<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s become an illegal landfill in our backyard. The community needs your help and we need you to act now,\u201d Kim said.<\/p>\n<h2>Health department meeting scheduled<\/h2>\n<p>Last year, the Department of Health issued a notice of violation and a $55,000 fine to both ABC Towing and Parts and property owner JH Hawaii Property for releasing debris into Waiawa Stream, a violation of water pollution laws.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first attempt to serve the demand letter was unsuccessful. A second demand letter was subsequently provided to the property owner\u2019s legal representative, and the department\u2019s attorney has been in communication with that representative regarding the matter.<\/p>\n<p>The Notice of Violation and Order remains unresolved. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo date, the department has not received a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit application from the property owner or operator,\u201d said the Hawaii State Department of Health in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The general manager of ABC Towing and Parts did not want to be interviewed on camera, but told Hawaii News Now he\u2019s trying to clean up the property and the work will take about eight months. He said they have a scheduled meeting with health officials at the property on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1722\">First Alert Forecast: More passing showers and gusty trades build<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 2.6-acre junkyard operation on Lehua Avenue is facing a $55,000 fine from the Department of Health for releasing debris into Waiawa Stream.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1727,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1728","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>\u2018Scared for our health\u2019: Neighbors report breathing problems from junkyard next to Waiawa Stream - 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