{"id":1863,"date":"2026-06-26T08:07:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T08:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1863"},"modified":"2026-06-26T08:07:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T08:07:00","slug":"state-orders-pearl-city-junkyard-shutdown-as-violations-mount","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1863","title":{"rendered":"State orders Pearl City junkyard shutdown as violations mount"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section>\n<p>HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) &#8211; Hawaii News Now has learned the state Department of Health has ordered a junkyard next to Waiawa Stream to shut down. There are multiple city violations, but operations are still going on.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1862\">NOAA identifies cause of death for Hawaiian monk seal found off Nanakuli<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hawaii News Now first showed the massive operation on a 2.6-acre property on Lehua Avenue in Pearl City, with refrigerators, cars, metal and trash next to the stream.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey run heavy equipment seven days a week, sometimes into the evening,\u201d said Andre Perez, a longtime Waiawa resident.<\/p>\n<p>The operation is sending plumes of brown dust into the air and neighbors say it\u2019s blowing into their homes.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cMy eyes have been burning, itchy, and red for weeks now, and I never had that problem before,\u201d Perez said.<\/p>\n<p>In February, the Department of Health sent a letter to the property owner, JH Hawaii Property, and operator, \u201crequiring ABC Towing and Parts LLC to cease recycling and salvage activities and initiate closure. The facility is not currently permitted to accept solid waste.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re hoping that the Department of Health and other agencies are able to see that this is probably the largest illegal landfill on the whole island and we\u2019re hoping that they shut it down immediately,\u201d Perez said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1860\">Journey fans urged to avoid resale sites before Honolulu concert ticket sale<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can\u2019t breathe this for another eight months,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The company\u2019s solid waste management permit expired in October 2025. The company is facing a $55,000 fine from last year for releasing debris into Waiawa Stream, a violation of water pollution laws.<\/p>\n<p>The health department says after multiple attempts to inspect the site, DOH obtained access and inspected the site on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>David Minkin, an attorney representing ABC Parts and Towing, told Hawaii News Now they have been working with regulators on the fines and have been trying to get appropriate permitting and zoning modifications for the site, which has been a recycling and salvage operation for 50 years.<\/p>\n<p>The city permitting department also has three violation notices against the company, including an \u201cunpermitted junkyard\u201d citation, with accruing fines of more than $49,000.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWhere was the state regulatory agencies to manage this?\u201d Perez asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey allowed this to blow out of control, and now the community is paying the price, and we\u2019re paying the price with our health,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1858\">Accelerator program offers resources, mentoring for small local construction businesses<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hawaii News Now has learned the state Department of Health has ordered a junkyard next to Waiawa Stream to shut down. 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