Residents reminded of holiday-related changes in refuse collection schedule

Press Release from County of Maui

WAILUKU, Maui, Hawaii— The Department of Environmental Management reminds residents on Molokai and in Hana that due to the New Year’s holiday next week, the refuse collection schedule will change as follows:

Molokai: Regular Friday pickups for 12/31 will be picked up on WEDNESDAY 12/29.
Hana: Regular Friday pickups for 12/31 will be picked up on THURSDAY 12/30.

There will be no change in the residential refuse pickup schedules for the rest of Maui Island.

As previously announced, all County of Maui offices will be closed Friday, December 24 and Friday, December 31, 2010 in observance of the Christmas Day and New Year’s Day holidays. The Waiehu Golf Course will be closed Saturday, December 25, 2010 and Saturday, January 1, 2011 in observance of Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

All County pools will close at noon on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve and remain closed for both holidays. Pools will return to a normal schedule on Sunday, January 2. For current pool schedules, call the Maui County Pools information line at 270-8208; the recorded message is updated by 9 a.m. daily.

All satellite offices of the Division of Motor Vehicles and Licensing (DMVL) will be closed on Thursday December 23; the Service Center at Maui Mall will be open that day for normal hours. On Thursday, December 30, all offices will be open for normal hours. All DMVL offices will be closed on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve along with all other County offices in observance of the two holidays.

County landfills will operate as follows on the actual holidays:
Saturday, December 25, 2010
OPEN: Central Maui Landfill, open 6 a.m. to noon
CLOSED: Hana, Molokai and Lanai landfills

Saturday, January 1, 2011
OPEN: Central Maui Landfill, open 6 a.m. to noon
CLOSED: Hana, Molokai and Lanai landfills