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Proposed site near Wahiawa picked for landfill

Honolulu officials announced Tuesday that they have selected an area northwest of Wahiawa as the proposed location for Oahu’s next solid waste landfill.

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Mayor Rick Blangiardi presented the City’s plan to open a new landfill in Central Oahu during a press conference on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024.
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Mayor Rick Blangiardi presented the City’s plan to open a new landfill in Central Oahu during a press conference on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. Here, examples often liner to the landfill were set out.
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Mayor Blangiardi present the City’s plan to open a new landfill in Central Oahu during a press conference on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. Here Ernie Lau expressed his desire to protect Oahu’s drinking water.
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Mayor Rick Blangiardi presented the City’s plan to open a new landfill in Central Oahu during a press conference on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. Here, a plate of ash from HPOWER was set out to demonstrate what would go into the landfill.
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Mayor Rick Blangiardi presented the City’s plan to open a new landfill in Central Oahu during a press conference on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024.
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Roger Babcock presented the City’s plan to open a new landfill in Central Oahu during a press conference at the Mayor’s office on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. Here Babcock held a plate of ash from HPOWER to show what would be going into the landfill.
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Mayor Rick Blangiardi presented the City’s plan to open a new landfill in Central Oahu during a press conference on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. Here, a plate of ash from HPOWER was set out to demonstrate what would go into the landfill.
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Roger Babcock presented the City’s plan to open a new landfill in Central Oahu during a press conference at the Mayor’s office on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024.
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Roger Babcock presented the City’s plan to open a new landfill in Central Oahu during a press conference at the Mayor’s office on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. Here Babcock held pieces of the liner that will be used to protect the ground water.
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Mayor Rick Blangiardi presented the City’s plan to open a new landfill in Central Oahu during a press conference on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. Here, a plate of ash from HPOWER was set out to demonstrate what would go into the landfill.
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Roger Babcock presented the City’s plan to open a new landfill in Central Oahu during a press conference at the Mayor’s office on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024.
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Mayor Rick Blangiardi, left, and Roger Babcock presented the City’s plan to open a new landfill in Central Oahu during a press conference on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024.

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