{"id":3050,"date":"2023-06-16T11:10:28","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T21:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/?p=3050"},"modified":"2023-06-16T11:10:28","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T21:10:28","slug":"landfill-site-in-oahu-still-a-mystery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/?p=3050","title":{"rendered":"Landfill site in Oahu still a mystery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Honolulu City County is supposed to provide a site for a new landfill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The process for finding a new landfill has been ongoing. Right now, the deliberating process is unknown to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pbshawaii\/videos\/1214698575908305\">PBS Insights<\/a> aired on June 15, 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"799\" src=\"https:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2023-06-16-at-10.48.55-AM-1024x799.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3051\" srcset=\"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2023-06-16-at-10.48.55-AM-1024x799.png 1024w, http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2023-06-16-at-10.48.55-AM-470x367.png 470w, http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2023-06-16-at-10.48.55-AM-768x599.png 768w, http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2023-06-16-at-10.48.55-AM-1536x1198.png 1536w, http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2023-06-16-at-10.48.55-AM-2048x1598.png 2048w, http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2023-06-16-at-10.48.55-AM-624x487.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here are some reading materials<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the 2012 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.honolulu.gov\/rep\/site\/envref\/envref_docs\/MACLSS_REPORT_FINAL_092512.pdf\">Commission<\/a> Report of the Mayor\u2019s Advisory Committee on Landfill Site Selection (MACLS). Particularly, read the Minority Report by John B Goody on Page 47. &#8220;The revised site rankings were astounding, and seem to defy common sense.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kailua, Waianae, Kapolei, Waianae have all staked their grounds that they don&#8217;t want landfills in their areas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The process has  with its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaiinewsnow.com\/story\/17758791\/error-moves-next-landfill-site-from-kailua-to-kahuku\/\">twists and turns<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8221; <em>The consultant compiling statistics for Mayor Peter Carlisle&#8217;s Advisory Committee on Landfill Site Selection said Wednesday it had made a big mistake. On Friday, just five days ago, the committee announced Kailua as the top ranked location for a new landfill. Its announcement was based on data compiled by SMS Research, a Honolulu firm hired by the city.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>But in fact SMS President Jim Dannemiller said Wednesday he had made an &#8220;inadvertent data error&#8221; while compiling numbers provided by the advisory committee. The mistake changes the positions of almost all eleven potential landfill sites on the site selection list.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>A site described as &#8220;Upland Kahuku 2&#8221; was seventh on the list released Friday. Now it is the new #1. &#8220;Upland Kahuku 1,&#8221; which is adjacent to &#8220;Upland Kahuku 2&#8221; is second on the revised list.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Ameron Quarry moved from first on Friday&#8217;s list to fifth on the revised list.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Here is the new updated list released Wednesday afternoon.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>1. Upland Kahuku 2 &#8211; (previously ranked #7)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>2. Upland Kahuku 1- (previously ranked #3)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>3. Upland Pupukea 2 &#8211; (previously ranked #6)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>4. Upland Pupukea 1 &#8211; (previously ranked #4)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>5. Ameron Quarry &#8211; (previously ranked #1<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This is the <a href=\"https:\/\/honolulu.granicus.com\/MetaViewer.php?view_id=3&amp;clip_id=1664&amp;meta_id=202394\">list<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>REQUESTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO EVALUATE FOR COMPLIANCE<br \/>WITH ACT 73, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 2020, THE ELEVEN SITES PREVIOUSLY<br \/>IDENTIFIED BY CITY STUDIES AS POTENTIAL REPLACEMENTS FOR THE<br \/>WAIMANALO GULCH SANITARY LANDFILL AND ADDITIONAL POTENTIAL<br \/>WAIMANALO GULCH SANITARY LANDFILL REPLACEMENT SITES, INCLUDING<br \/>LANDS HELD BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS IN<br \/>KALAELOA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Ameron Quarry, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Kaneohe by H-3, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Kapaa Quarry Road, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Keaau, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Upland Hawaii Kai, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Upland Kahuku 1, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Upland Kahuku 2, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Upland Laie, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Upland Nanakuli 1, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Upland Pupukea 1, and \u2022 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upland Pupukea 2; and <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <strong>A New Mayor, A New Commission:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is more <a href=\"https:\/\/honolulu.granicus.com\/MetaViewer.php?view_id=3&amp;clip_id=1664&amp;meta_id=202394\">reading material<\/a> for this issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The City and County of Honolulu (&#8220;City&#8221;) Department of Environmental Services (&#8220;ENV&#8221;) has begun identifying potential sites for its next municipal solid waste landfill. To help discern potential sites, ENV formed a Landfill Advisory Committee (&#8220;LAC&#8221;) to evaluate the sites identified to meet current State regulations. The LAC process is documented in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.honolulu.gov\/rep\/site\/env\/envref\/envref_docs\/OLSS%20and%20LAC%20Final%20Report%2020220627_COMBINED%20r1.pdf\">Final Report<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Honolulu City County is supposed to provide a site for a new landfill. The process for finding a new landfill has been ongoing. Right now, the deliberating process is unknown to the public. This was a PBS Insights aired on June 15, 2023. Here are some reading materials: Read the 2012 Commission Report of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[8,589],"class_list":["post-3050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-honolulu","tag-landfill"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3050"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3050\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3052,"href":"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3050\/revisions\/3052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}