Environmental Serv News Today

A shortage of garbage trucks may be causing delays in curbside pickups on Oahu.

The Honolulu Planning Commission says it will soon decide on the city’s request for a two-year extension to find an alternate site for the 34-year-old Waimanalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill in Kapolei.

Students and employees of King Kamehameha III have been working since mid- October in “high-quality tent structures” and borrowed classrooms on the campus of Princess Nahienaena Elementary School above Lahaina.

The Honolulu Planning Commission is expected to take public testimony today on the city’s request for a two-year extension to find a replacement site for the nearly 40-year-old Waimanalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill in Kapolei, which is slated to close by 2028.

Citizens on the Waianae Coast have long lived with the burden of a nearby municipal landfill, wafting odors, dust and ash across nearby communities, and they must prepare to brace themselves for another two years in limbo.

The Lafayette city and parish councils are meeting together through the end of August to hammer out the details of the 2022-23 budget

The Lafayette city and parish councils are meeting together through the end of August to hammer out the details of the 2022-23 budget