Odor closes satellite city hall, driver license office in Kalihi
Advertiser Staff
The Kalihi/Kapalama Satellite City Hall and the Driver License Office at City Square are closed today due to a nuisance odor, the city said.
The driver’s license bureau is tentatively scheduled to reopen May 26 with limited services that include road tests for those who have appointments, financial responsibility and taxi cab operator transactions.
Both offices are tentatively scheduled to reopen with full services May 27.
The building, located at 1199 Dillingham Blvd., was vacated on May 14 due to a complaint of an unknown odor and remained closed on May 15.
The State Office of Hazard Evaluation and Emergency Response reported that the odor is from napthalene (medium-grade fuel oil), a petroleum product.
A contractor working in the area is responsible for the odor. It is being treated as a nuisance rather than a health hazard, as there is no direct threat. However, workers and customers exposed to the odor have experienced headaches and nausea. Air-quality samples will be taken next week before determining the reopening of the facility.