Tuesday’s announcement is an important step toward the closure of Waimanalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill in West Oahu by 2028, as ordered by the state Land Use Commission. Finding its replacement ...

A Honolulu City Council resolution to uphold a more than 20-year-old city policy over solid- waste landfills and their proximity to Oahu’s underground drinking water supply received approval this week ...

For example, a dedicated plant at Honolulu airport could handle airport waste, while the U.S. Navy might establish a plant at ...

The city said the new landfill does not necessarily have to be at the chosen location. However, the city’s deadline to close the Waimanalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill by 2028 is quickly approaching.

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 ...

STAR-ADVERTISER / JUNE 27, 2023 A home owner unloads some dirt into Waimanalo Gulch landfill in Kapolei in 2023. 2 /2 STAR-ADVERTISER / JUNE 27, 2023 A home owner unloads some dirt into Waimanalo ...

“We have a single liner system currently at our Waimanalo Gulch landfill, which has been open for 35 years,” said Mike O’Keefe, DES deputy director. “We have not had a leak through that line or system ...