Hawaii

The page’s program objectives say the branch will receive, review, and record asbestos renovation and demolition notifications and monitor them for compliance. A following objective is to maintain the state’s accreditation, certification, and registration systems for asbestos entities and individuals. Strategies listed there include an audit scheme for accredited training providers, processing of those credentials, and correspondence to abatement entities on current issues and policy. Outreach is described as newsletters, meetings, brochures, and presentations. The page also says the program should implement its asbestos enforcement policy.

Funding language on the page says the program is to secure resources, acquire state funding to match federal dollars, collect fees, and use those fees for operating costs. This directory does not restate a dollar amount because the page does not publish a fee schedule in the text that was retrieved. The organizational point is that fees, if charged, are collected inside this health-department program rather than by a separate contractor board. EPA’s contact entry for Hawaii is a Department of Health employee, which matches the branch that publishes the page.

Because Hawaii is not an AHERA waiver state, school inspections and management plans follow the federal school rule even when a renovation notice is filed with the health department. OSHA’s construction standard still sets worker-protection duties for employers. Before a project, ask the Indoor and Radiological Health Branch whether the company is in the state’s registration system and whether the building’s notice has been recorded. Do not treat a county building permit as a substitute for that notice.

Official resources in Hawaii

Key facts for Hawaii

• Hawaii’s asbestos page is published by the Department of Health Indoor and Radiological Health Branch.
• The branch records renovation and demolition notifications and monitors compliance.
• The branch maintains accreditation, certification, and registration for asbestos entities and individuals.
• Training providers are subject to an audit scheme described on the program page.
• The page says fees may be collected to operate the program but does not list dollar amounts in the retrieved text.
• EPA’s Hawaii contact is a Department of Health address, consistent with this branch.
• Hawaii is not on EPA’s list of twelve AHERA waiver states.

What to do next

1. Ask the Indoor and Radiological Health Branch to confirm the company’s registration before removal.
2. Ask whether your renovation or demolition notice is the filing they record.
3. Keep school asbestos plans on the federal AHERA track.
4. Do not invent a fee from a brochure; ask the branch what the current schedule is.

Helpful guides

• What an asbestos inspection is
• NESHAP notification before demolition
• Asbestos rules for schools
• OSHA rules that protect asbestos workers

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