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Notice #: 0001522157-01
Public Notices

REQUEST FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS
ON DRAFT AIR PERMIT
REGULATING THE EMISSIONS OF AIR POLLUTANTS

(Docket No. 26-CA-PA-03)

Pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), Chapter 342B-13 and Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR), Chapter 11-60.1, the Department of Health, State of Hawaii (DOH), is requesting public comments on the following DRAFT PERMIT presently under review for:

Temporary Covered Source Permit (CSP) No. 0925-01-CT
Application No. 0925-01 for Initial Permit
Pacific Concrete Cutting & Coring, Inc.
Crushing and Screening Plant
Located At: Various Temporary Sites, State of Hawaii
Initial Location: Ehiku Street, Lihue, Kauai
UTM: 4Q; 461,409 m E, 2,431,092 m N, (NAD-83)

The DRAFT PERMIT is described as follows:

The issuance of Temporary CSP No. 0925-01-CT will grant conditional approval for the operation of a 308 tons per hour (TPH) Powerscreen jaw crusher and a 441 TPH Powerscreen screener. Water suppression will be used as necessary to minimize fugitive emissions from stone crushing and recycling operations. The jaw crusher and screener are subject to 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 60, Subpart OOO, Standards of Performance for Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants.

The ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD, consisting of the APPLICATION and
non-confidential supporting material from the applicant, the permit review summary, and the
DRAFT PERMIT, is available for public inspection online at: http://health.hawaii.gov/cab/public-notices/ and at the following locations during regular office hours, Monday through Friday, 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.:

State of Hawaii
Clean Air Branch
2827 Waimano Home Road, #130
Pearl City, Hawaii 96782

Kauai District Health Office
Department of Health
3040 Umi Street, Lihue, Kauai

All comments on the draft permit and any request for a public hearing must be in writing, and must be postmarked or received by April 9, 2026, and may be:

Emailed to doh.cabpubliccomments@doh.hawaii.gov; or
Addressed to the Clean Air Branch at the above Oahu address.

Any person may request a public hearing by submitting a written request that explains the party’s interest and the reasons why a hearing is warranted. The DOH may hold a public hearing if a hearing would aid in DOH’s decision. If a public hearing is warranted, a public notice for the hearing will be published at least thirty (30) days in advance of the hearing.

Interested persons may obtain copies of the administrative record or parts thereof at a copying cost of five (5) cents per page. Please send written requests to the Clean Air Branch listed above or call Mr. Ukris Wongse-ont at the Clean Air Branch at (808) 586 4200.

Comments on the draft permit should address, but need not be limited to, the permit conditions and the facility’s compliance with federal and state air pollution laws, including: (1) the National and State Ambient Air Quality Standards; and (2) HRS, Chapter 342B and HAR, Chapter 11-60.1.

The DOH will make a final decision on the permit after considering all comments and will send notice of the final decision to each person who has submitted comments or requested such notice.

Kenneth S. Fink, MD, MGA, MPH
Director of Health
(SA1522157 3/11/26)