To request a record,
-Review the HEER Incidents and Sites Lookup (see links below) to find the FacilitySite Name or Case Number identifying the particular record of interest.
-These are the same search fields our staff use to identify a FacilitySite Name or Case Number.
-Complete a Request to Access a Government Record form for each record.
-Register at HI DOH e-Permitting so that you can submit the form electronically.
-Sign into the HI DOH e-Permitting to submit the form to the HEER Office.
-Use one records request form per FacilitySite Name or Case Number.
HEER Incidents and Sites Lookup:
Site Discovery, Assessment and Remediation Section (SDAR) Sites
- Sites in iHEER-Hazard Evaluation and Emergency Response System - The Sites portion of iHEER includes those facilities, sites and areas where follow up oversight has been initiated by the SDAR section under HRS 128D (including CERCLIS sites). This list includes all sites for which the SDAR section has an environmental interest, including military sites and older, inactive sites that have insufficient available information to make regulatory determinations about closure. Use the Sites tab in the Viewer portion of iHEER to display sites in a map view. NOTICE-We are currently updating our Site information. You are welcome to browse our contaminated Site list and Viewer map, but be aware that some site locations may not yet be displayed on the Viewer map, site location may not be exact and boundaries are hand drawn and approximate. Site Document transfer is ongoing and not all Documents are currently available via iHEER. If you need the complete record for a Site, please fill out a record request form and submit it to us. You will then be notified when all the Documents for the requested Site are available for download via iHEER.
Emergency Preparedness and Response Section (EP&R) Incidents
- Incidents in iHEER-Hazard Evaluation and Emergency Response System - The Incidents portion of iHEER is an online collection of closed HEER Emergency Response incidents from June 2015 to present. Use the Incidents tab in the Viewer portion of iHEER to display incidents in a map view.
- HEER Emergency Response Lookup Spreadsheet (Updated 03/16/2017) - A spreadsheet of incidents reported historically through June of 2015. Managed by the EP&R section.
Important Caveats
The office may not be able to identify HEER site record for requests which do not provide either the HEER facility or site name, or multiple identifying pieces of information listed above. Historic records held by the HEER Office may lack complete address information. While many records have TMK information, the TMK has not been determined for others.
Please be advised that the presence or absence of information on reports of spills or releases does not absolve the owner from future clean up liabilities under the Hawaii Environmental Response Law, as amended, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), as amended, or any other applicable state or federal regulations.
See additional instructions for requesting HEPCRA information.
Not all FacilitySites, particularly incidents or historic sites, have complete address information, and may be more difficult to identify, so search for:
- Current or former business operating names
- Street address - An exact address match (919 Ala Moana Blvd) then the street name only (Ala Moana B).
- TMK - (121058006) in the TMK tab of the spreadsheet
- EPA or other Identification Number
- Key words (AAFES)
- Zip code (96814)
If you are unable to identify a FacilitySite Name or Case Number, indicate that it was not found and provide all available location and ownership information on the records request form that may assist in identifying the record.
There is a limit of 10 records per requestor per 10 day response period for record requests that do not include the FacilitySite Name or Case Number. Should more than 10 records per requestor be submitted to the HEER Office without the FacilitySite Name or Case Number, they will be addressed in consecutive 10 day periods in increments of 10 requests each.
Twenty (20) days after being notified that the record is available, if there is no response from the requestor, a request is considered abandoned, and the requestor must start the process again to review the record.
We are transitioning to electronic files, so while many records are available electronically, others are in hard copy format. Upon 10 days notice, files will be delivered electronically or hard copies may be reviewed in person in the HEER Office.
Hard copies of records cost 5¢ per page.
Contact Information for Sending and Picking up Requests
The HEER Office will notify you by telephone or e-mail of the status of your request. At such time, an appointment can be made for you to review the records.
Our normal business hours are: Monday- Friday from 7:45 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Address:
Department of Health
Environmental Health Administration
Office of Hazard Evaluation and Emergency Response
2385 Waimano Home Rd
Pearl City, HI 96782
Fax: Attn: File Manager (808) 586-7537
File Transfer Web Site:
A Generic External User Account was created to provide Read Only access for members of the public to a HEER web site set up for the transfer of large files:
https://esp.doh.hawaii.gov/sites/eha/hsrp/prr/Shared%20Documents/Forms/AllItems.aspx
Use Forms Authentication
Login: HeerFileTransfer
Password: FilesReady!
Since this account will be shared by many members of the public, don’t change the password. Contact (808) 586-4249 with questions.
Other Lists and Reports
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HEER Office Public Record, State Response and Superfund Program Sites Activities for the latest Federal Fiscal Year
These files contain more detailed, single page summaries for sites under HEER jurisdiction that are open or were closed during the FFY indicated. The pages are ordered by Island and Locality name and are easily searchable within Adobe Acrobat. These files do not include military sites or sites that were closed earlier than FFY 2012, so for those, please see HEER Facility/Site Quick Lookup files.
- Public Record Report FFY 2018, October 01, 2017 through September 30, 2018. (Updated 01/02/2019)
- Public Record Report FFY 2017, October 01, 2016 through September 30, 2017. (Updated 12/15/2017)
- Public Record Report FFY 2016, October 01, 2015 through September 30, 2016. (Updated 12/28/2016)
- Public Record Report FFY 2015, October 01, 2014 through September 30, 2015. (Updated 01/22/2016)`
- Public Record Report FFY 2014, October 01, 2013 through September 30, 2014. (Updated 12/04/2014)
- Public Record Report FFY 2013, October 01, 2012 through September 30, 2013. (Updated 01/29/2014)
- Public Record Report FFY 2012, October 01, 2011 through September 30, 2012. (Updated 01/17/2013)
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System (CERCLIS) Sites
List of potential hazardous waste sites which are being or have been evaluated using the U.S. EPA's Hazard Ranking System. This list is available online from the U.S. EPA's website.
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Hawaii Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know
Hawaii Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know information is available by following the instructions at HEPCRA Compliance.
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Records for Sites Not Regulated by the HEER Office
If you are seeking records on regulated storage tanks, landfills or hazardous waste sites, please contact the SHWB. HEER records for these sites generally include only 128D related interests and will not provide records from other branches.