The state Department of Health has filed a complaint and order against Kiyo's Transmission Service LLC in Kaka'ako for alleged violations of the state's hazardous waste and used oil rules, which carry a penalty of $12,000.

The company was cited for failure to properly label containers of used oil, failure to properly store and dispose of used oil, and failure to respond to releases of used oil.

On July 10, 2003, Kiyo's was inspected and cited for 10 separate violations of the hazardous-waste and used-oil regulations. At that time, Kiyo's cleaned up its facility and over the past four years the state Health Department has worked with Kiyo's to improve conditions. However, on Sept. 5, 2007, based on a complaint, investigators conducted an inspection at Kiyo's and found violations similar to those cited in the 2003 inspection.

In addition to paying the penalty, Kiyo's has been ordered to comply with state hazardous-waste and used-oil rules for the cited violations. The facility has 20 days to respond to the order.