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Dole workers pick and sort pineapples in a Wahiawa field on Sept. 4.
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A recent city-proposed landfill might be put into the middle of historic agricultural lands in Wahiawa without owner Dole Food Co.’s approval. More concerning is the aquifer 800 feet below will supposedly be protected by a plastic lining said to last 20 years. After 20 years, what toxic grime seeps through to the fresh water aquifer below?
Perhaps the city has other strange backup plans like: dumping into Koko Head or Diamond Head craters; dumping at Sand Island, Ford Island or Kahoolawe that is full of unexploded bombs; claiming eminent domain, and dumping into the old rock quarry off the H3 or the Makua Valley bombing area; shipping to the Big Island to dump and burn up in the boiling hot lava at the Halemaumau Crater at Kilauea?
Hopefully, we can dream up a more serious and environmentally sound solution.
John Burns
Wahiawa
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