Waimanalo Gulch

The new Oʻahu landfill will be placed northwest of Wahiawā on a pineapple field currently owned by Dole Food Company. It will replace Waimanalo Gulch on the leeward coast. At a press conference Tuesday, Mayor Rick Blangiardi acknowledged that there were no universally accepted sites to place the landfill.

The City and County of Honolulu will announce next Tuesday the new landfill site to replace Waimanalo Gulch, located on Oʻahu's leeward coast.

Honolulu Department of Environmental Services Director Roger Babcock said the city is considering multiple sites. It includes ones that have been excluded in the past and other locations that would require changes to state law.

It has been almost five years since the state Land Use Commission ordered the city to close the Waimānalo Gulch Landfill by 2028. HPR’s Ashley Mizuo reports on the roadblocks that have limited the city from finding a new landfill location.

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