WASTEWATER SYSTEMS PUBLIC NOTICE OF VARIANCE APPLICATION NO. WW 484 DOCKET NO. 17 – VWW – 36 Pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) Section 342D-7(i), the State Department of Health (DOH) seeks written comments from interested persons regarding the following. Garrick & Diane Yanabu, owner of The Ponderosa Apartments, have applied for a variance for the maximum of five (5) years as stated in the variance application from Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR) section 11-62-31.1(a)(1)(D). Mr. Stephen J. Herbert, P.E. is the individual authorized to act for the applicant. The variance application is for the continued use of a septic system for the Ponderosa Apartments which is located at 75-154 Lunapule Road, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, 96740, and TMK (3) 7-5-018: 047. If you would like to review the complete application, please visit the Wastewater Branch at Hale Ola Building Room 207, 2827 Waimanu Home Road Pearl City, Hawaii 96782, or call (808) 586-4294. For more information or if you have special needs due to disability that will aid you in inspecting and/or commenting on the public notice and related information, please contact Mr. Mark Tomomitsu, supervisor of the Planning & Design Section at the above address or call (808) 586-4294 (voice) at least seven (7) calendar days before the comment deadline. For those who use a TTY/TDD, please call Sprint Relay Hawaii at 1-711 or 1-877-447-5991. DOH will consider all written comments received within 30 days of this notice. If warranted, DOH may hold a public hearing on the application, after receipt of related documents and written comments, if any. VIRGINIA PRESSLER, M.D. Director of Health (SA1054213 12/8/17)