Because the County of Hawai'i runs no curbside collection, there are no set-out times or curb-placement rules for household bins in most areas. Waste is deposited at transfer and recycling stations into county compactors and marked drop-off bins, not left at the curb for pickup.
Mainland-style rules about when to roll a cart out and when to bring it back do not apply, because the county does not collect from the curb. At a transfer/recycling station you place your rubbish into the designated county compactor and separate recyclables into the labeled drop-off bins during posted station hours. Where a private subscription hauler operates, container placement follows that hauler's contract. The one firm county rule is that solid waste must go into an approved facility, not be left on public highways, public property, or another's private property.
Leaving rubbish outside an approved facility, or on a public highway or another's property, is unlawful under HCC 20-03-01 and 20-03-03(a) and can draw the chapter's civil fines up to $1,000 per day.
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