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 Brownfields  2004

  Grant  Fact  Sheet

 Hawaii Department of

  Business, Economic

    Development,  and

              Tourism


EPA Brownfields Program

EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, commu-
nities, and other stakeholders in economic development
to work together to prevent, assess, safely clean up,
and sustainably reuse brownfields. Abrownfield site is
real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse
of which may be complicated by the presence or
potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant,
or contaminant. On January 11, 2002, the President
signed into law the Small Business Liability Relief and
Brownfields Revitalization Act. Under the Brownfields
Law, EPA provides financial assistance to eligible
applicants through four competitive grant programs:
assessment grants, revolving loan fund grants, cleanup
grants, and job training grants. Additionally, funding
support is provided to state and tribal response pro-
grams through a separate mechanism.

Community Description

The Hawaii Department of Business, Economic
Development, and Tourism was selected to receive a
brownfields assessment grant. The target community is
the entire State of Hawaii (population 1,244,898).
Hawaii comprises six main islands, each with a history
of industrial and agricultural use of hazardous materials
dating back to the early 1800s. Hawaii is the most
ethnically diverse state in the nation. Each island has
an uneven distribution of jobs and wealth, resulting in
pockets of poverty in neighborhoods with brownfields.
Up to 30 percent of residents in some neighborhoods
  Assessment Grant
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  $200,000 for hazardous substances
  $200,000 for petroleum

  EPA has selected the Hawaii Department of
  Business, Economic Development, and Tourism
  for a brownfields assessment grant. Hazardous
  substances grant funds and petroleum grant funds
  will both be used to inventory potential brownfields
  statewide, perform Phase I and II environmental
  assessments, and develop cleanup plans for two or
  three sites. Funds also will be used for community
  outreach and involvement.
  Contacts
  For further information, including specific grant
  contacts, additional grant information, brownfields
  news and events, and publications and links, visit
  the EPA Brownfields web site at: www.epa.gov/
  brownfields.

  EPA Region 9 Brownfields Team
  415-972-3188
  http://www.epa.gov/region09/waste/brown/

  Grant Recipient: Hawaii Department of Business,
  Economic Development, and Tourism
  808-587-2808

  The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
  yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
  in this fact sheet are subject to change.
on the Big Island (County of Hawaii) live in poverty.
The target communities—rural areas with industrial
and agricultural facilities, urban, mixed-use industrial
areas, and working harbor and waterfront areas—will
benefit by assessment and cleanup of brownfields that
are expected to attract new businesses and jobs to
disadvantaged communities, make redevelopment more
competitive, and protect agricultural land and publicly
valued open space.
                                               Solid Waste and
                                               Emergency Response
                                               (5105T)
                       EPA560-F-04-135
                       June 2004
                       www.epa.gov/brownfields

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