Lawmaker on Oahu’s proposed landfill above aquifer: ‘That’s insane’

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The proposed location for Oahu’s next landfill is drawing concern from local residents on Oahu’s North Shore.

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A virtual community meeting where residents aired their grievances and proposed alternate solutions to the 150-acre site northwest of Wahiawa was held on Saturday, Dec. 14.

City officials proposed Oahu’s next landfill to be along Kamehameha Highway since the State Land Use Commission decided Waimanalo Gulch needs to be closed by March 2028. The City is calling it the Wahiawa site, but the area councilmember said the community was never consulted.

“I’m not critiquing in that sense, but I think that it is clear that a lot of voices weren’t included in the conversation, right? It came as a surprise to everybody, including the landowner, including Board of Water Supply,” said Honolulu City Councilmember District 2 councilmember Matt Weyer.

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