The city said the new landfill does not necessarily have to be at the chosen location. However, the city’s deadline to close ...

The city’s move comes as it faced a state-­imposed Dec. 31, 2024, deadline to find an alternate dump site, ahead of the planned closure of the 35-year-old Waima­nalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill in ...

Signs point to the Waimanalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill in Kapolei. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser welcomes all opinions. Want your voice to be heard? Submit a letter to the editor. >> Write us: We ...

Over 20 years ago a prior Honolulu City Council passed a resolution that stated municipal solid waste landfills should not be located in proximity to Oahu’s underground drinking water sources.

Resolution opposing landfill sites above Oahu’s aquifer advances. Ian Bauer, The Honolulu Star ... ahead of the planned closure of the 35-year-old Wai ­manalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill in ...

Despite strong opposition to the landfill site, city leaders insist it can be built safely over the aquifer. “Landfills ...

The decision is an important step toward closing the Waimanalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill (WGSL) in line with a Land Use Commission decision and order from 2019. ... is located over an aquifer.

The city has announced the location for Oahu's next landfill: a site in Central Oahu. However, critics are raising concerns, saying it could put the island's aquifer at risk.

4/10/25 Oʻahu’s Landfill Dilemma. Season 2025 Episode 11 | 56m 56s Video has Closed Captions | CC. The City and County of Honolulu selected a site on private land in Wahiawā for a landfill to ...

The aquifer can be described as a large network of underground water-bearing sediment deposit, which formed about 11,000 years ago. ... North Sanitary Landfill, ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Communities alarmed over the location of a new landfill are hoping for better solutions. Legislation prohibiting the placement of a landfill above aquifers comes after ...

Despite strong opposition to the landfill site, city leaders insist it can be built safely over the aquifer. “Landfills contain contaminants that can enter ground water if it leaks out of the ...