i O \ Brownfields 2004 Assessment Grant Fact Sheet
Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development, and
Tourism
EPA Brownfields Program
EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states,
communities, and other stakeholders to work together to
prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse
brownfields. A brownfield 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, President George W. Bush 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 programs 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 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.
Assessment Grant
$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
(http://www.epa.gov/brownfields).
EPA Region 9 Brownfields Team
(415) 972-3091
EPA Region 9 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/region9/bro wnfields )
Grant Recipient: State of Hawaii
(808) 587-2808
The information presented in this fact sheet comes
from the grant proposal; EPA cannot attest to the
accuracy of this information. The cooperative
agreement for the grant has not yet been
negotiated. Therefore, activities described in this
fact sheet are subject to change.
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