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’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 ...

“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 ...

But city officials say their actions are due, in part, to a state-­imposed Dec. 31, 2024, deadline to find an alternate dump site, ahead of the planned closure of the 35-year-old Wai ­manalo Gulch ...

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 ...