(a) All laws, ordinances, and rules inconsistent with this chapter shall be void and of no effect.

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 342J-20

  • county: includes the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-22
  • Department: means the department of health. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342J-2
  • Hazardous waste: means a solid waste, or combination of solid wastes, which because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics may:

    (1) Cause or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in a serious irreversible or incapacitating reversible illness; or

    (2) Pose a substantial existing or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed of, or otherwise managed. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342J-2

  • Hazardous waste management: means the systematic control over the generation, collection, source separation, storage, transportation, processing, treatment, recovery, and disposal of hazardous waste. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342J-2
(b) Any county may adopt ordinances and rules governing any matter relating to hazardous waste management which is not governed by a rule of the department adopted pursuant to this chapter; provided that any county ordinance or rule relating to hazardous waste management shall be void and of no effect as to any matter regulated by a rule of the department upon the adoption thereof.