Source: http://health.hawaii.gov/cab/
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About Us	Engineering Section
Air Issues Handled by Other Agencies
Forms	Annual Fee Forms for Covered and Noncovered Source Permits (2016 Fees for operations in CY 2015)
Permit Application Forms: Agricultural Burning, Covered and Noncovered Source Permits
Request to Access a Government Record Form (PDF)
Notices	New! Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. CSP No. 0054-01-C (issued November 3, 2015)
Final Amendments to Hawaii Administrative Rules (effective June 30, 2014)
Issued Notices and Findings of Violation and Order
Public Notices – Clean Air Branch
Air Monitoring and Data	Federal and State Ambient Air Quality Standards (PDF)
Notification of Exceedance of NAAQS
Air Permitting and Emissions Inventory	Annual Fee Forms for Covered and Noncovered Source Permits (2016 Fees for operations in CY 2015)
Air Emissions Reporting Requirements (AERR) and State & Local Emissions Inventory System (SLEIS)
Combustion Portal: Applicability Tool for R.I.C.E., compliance info for boilers, Subparts IIII, JJJJ, & ZZZZ (EPA-funded)
Fugitive Dust	Hawaii Fugitive Dust Fact Sheet Oct 2014 (PDF)
Volcanic Emissions and Vog	Hawaii Short Term SO2 Advisory
FAQs and Answers on Vog and Volcanic Emissions from Kilauea Volcano (PDF)
Open Burning	Open Burning, Agricultural Burning Permits, and Cane Burning in Hawaii
Frequently Asked Questions: 2012 Amendments to HAR 11-60.1 Open Burning (PDF)
Open Burning Brochure – August 2013 (PDF)
Approval Request to Burn Agricultural Vegetation for the Control of Dengue Fever – November 2015 (PDF)
Reports	Hawaii Air Quality Data Books
2014 New Year’s Data (PDF)
2015 Air Monitoring Network Plan (PDF)
2015 Ambient Air Monitoring Network 5-Year Assessment (PDF)
2015 Annual Report for Campbell Industrial Park (PDF)
At most times and in most places in Hawaii, we enjoy some of the best air quality in the nation. However, we do have air pollution as does any metropolitan area, so the Department of Health (DOH) works diligently to regulate and monitor air pollution sources.
The Clean Air Branch (CAB) is responsible for air pollution control in the state. The primary services of the branch are provided by its three sections: Engineering, Monitoring, and Enforcement. These sections conduct engineering analysis and permitting, perform monitoring and investigations, and enforce the federal and state air pollution control laws and regulations.
Reviews air applications and issues air permits of potential air pollution stationery sources. Evaluates, through application of dispersion modeling, the potential impact of an air pollution source on ambient air quality. Evaluates the control technology, operations, and fuels consumed to assess the types and potential air emissions from the various sources. Compiles and maintains a statewide air emissions inventory for the air pollution sources.
Monitors the activities of the stationary sources for compliance with the applicable rules and permit conditions. Recommends enforcement action where violations have occurred. Conducts annual inspections of major sources and investigates incidents and complaints. In conjunction with the Air Laboratory, establishes and maintains the ambient air monitoring network and conducts special air monitoring studies as necessary. Compiles, assesses, and manages the data retrieved from the monitoring stations producing applicable graphs and reports.
Initiates case development of alleged violations, determines the penalty, drafts and issues the notice of violation, and assists and participates in the conference, hearing, and legal process. Assesses, proposes, or comments on corrective measures, settlement agreements, penalties, and administrative or court actions. Conducts “smoke reading” training classes to provide continuing certification of inspectors in the technique of evaluating visible smoke.
The following are the federal and state laws and regulations that are associated with the control of air pollution and which authorize and direct the Clean Air Branch:
Federal Clean Air Act and Amendments
Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 50, National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards
Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 51, Requirements for Preparation, Adoption, and Submittal of Implementation Plans
Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 52.21, Prevention of Significant Deterioration of Air Quality
Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 53, Ambient Air Monitoring Reference and Equivalent Methods
Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 58, Ambient Air Quality Surveillance
Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 60, Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources
Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 61, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 63, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories
Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 70, State Operating Permit Programs
State Law (Hawaii Revised Statutes – HRS)
HRS, Chapter 342B, Air Pollution Control
HAR, Title 11, Chapter 59, Ambient Air Quality Standards
HAR, Title 11, Chapter 60.1, Air Pollution Control (June 30, 2014)
If you have any questions, please contact the Clean Air Branch:
Clean Air Branch Hawaii Department of Health 919 Ala Moana Blvd., Suite 203 Honolulu, Hawaii 96814
Phone: (808) 586-4200 between 7:45 a.m. and 4:15 p.m.
Toll-free from the neighbor islands. Call the numbers below, then enter “64200”:
Molokai & Lanai: 800-468-4644
In addition, the Clean Air Branch frequently receives questions about a number of topics that are related to air pollution but are actually the responsibility of other programs. The following is a list of programs which deal with these subjects:
Indoor & Radiological Health Branch, DOH, 586-4700: indoor air quality; asbestos; radiation.
Sanitation Branch, DOH, 586-8000: any restaurant-related problem (e.g., cooking smoke, odors, imu).
Office of Hazard Evaluation & Emergency Response, DOH, 586-4250: health effects; emergency response.
Health Promotions & Education Branch, DOH, 586-4613: tobacco smoke.
Pesticides Branch, Dept. of Agriculture, 973-9401: pesticide & herbicide spraying.