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The city knows where the Board of Water Supply’s “no pass zone” boundaries are, so it should not have wasted years looking at sites in those areas. A site should be selected outside of the no-pass zone and discussion initiated to amend Act 73.
Act 73 covers nearly the entire island, so an exemption must be made. A few sites should be selected and discussion scheduled, since use of Waimanalo Gulch is running out. A new landfill should be given a life of 20 to 30 years so that affected parties may plan for the inconvenience. Future sites should also be addressed. A win-win would be selecting a site that becomes a park after its use as a landfill, such as the park in Kakaako.
Loke Leong
Manoa
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