NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of a public hearing to be held by the City and County of
Honolulu:
PLACE: Public Hearing by Video/Audio Conference
DATE: October 20, 2020
TIME: 10:00 AM
PUBLIC HEARING
Public hearing notice published in the Honolulu StarAdvertiser on October 6, 2020
1. Waimanalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill (WGSL)
Public Information Meeting
Pursuant to the Twelfth Supplementary Proclamation issued by Governor David Ige on August 20, 2020 and Emergency Order No. 2020-26 issued by Mayor Kirk Caldwell on September 8, 2020, and to comply with social distancing requirements related to COVID-19, the Department of Environmental Services, City and County of Honolulu, will hold a public hearing by video/audio conferencing on October 20, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.
Persons wishing to participate in the public hearing by video/audio conference may do so via WebEx. The dial-in number is +1-844-621-3956 (USA Toll Free). The Meeting Number is 146 893 8866 and the Password is 1111. To join by video system, dial 1468938866@env2.webex.com or dial 173.243.2.68 and enter the meeting number.
The web link is:
https://env2.webex.com/env2/j.php?MTID=mcd3d45182ee89b3008320dddd01d0a8d
Questions and comments may also be e-mailed to disposal@honolulu.gov. Comments received within 30 days of the meeting and responses will be posted online along with the quarterly report at
https://www.opala.org/solid_waste/Landfill_Status.htm.
This public hearing is to report to the public on the efforts of the City Council and the City Administration in regard to the continued use of the WGSL and to report on the status of the efforts of the Department of Environmental Services, City and County of Honolulu, to either reduce or continue use of the WGSL. This public hearing will be held by video/audio conference due to the social distancing requirements related to the COVID-19 pandemic. With the exception of the use of video/audio conferencing, this public hearing shall be in accordance with the terms of the FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, AND DECISION AND ORDER APPROVING WITH MODIFICATIONS THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU PLANNING COMMISSION’S RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE SPECIAL USE PERMIT certified on November 1, 2019, by the State of Hawaii Land Use Commission in Docket No. SP09-403, In The Matter Of The Application Of The DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU, For A New Special Use Permit To Supersede Existing Special Use Permit To Allow A 92.5-Acre Expansion And Time Extension For Waimanalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill, Waimanalo Gulch, Oahu, Hawaii, Tax Map Key: 9-2-003: 072 And 073, and In The Matter Of The Application Of The DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU, To Delete Condition No. 14 Of Special Use Permit No. 2008/SUP-2 (Also Referred To As Land Use Commission Docket No. SP09-403) Which States As Follows: “14. Municipal Solid Waste Shall Be Allowed At The WGSL Up To July 21, 2012, Provided That Only Ash And Residue From H-POWER Shall Be Allowed At The WGSL After July 31, 2012.
All interested persons shall be afforded the opportunity of being heard.
Information regarding this public hearing can be obtained by contacting the Department of Environmental Services, Refuse Division, 1000 Uluohia Street, Suite 201, Kapolei, Hawaii 96707, telephone 768-3401.
II you require special assistance, auxiliary aid and/or service to participate in this event (i.e. sign language interpreter, interpreter for language other than English, or wheelchair accessibility), please contact Ahmad Sadri at 768-3408 or email your request to asadri@honolulu.gov at least five (5) business days prior to the event.
(SA1295707 10/6/20)
