Honolulu Planning Commission Public Hearing On Landfill Has Been Postponed

Press release from the City and County of Honolulu:

September 14, 2020

The Honolulu Planning Commission public hearing set for Sept. 16 on a request to relocate the PVT landfill in Leeward Oahu has been postponed after the applicant announced it intends to withdraw the application.

PVT Land Company had sought a state special use permit to relocate the landfill directly across its Lualualei Naval Road location. A public hearing was set for Wednesday and PVT had asked that the hearing be postponed until a later date. But a company representative at a hearing on the extension request on Monday announced it planned to withdraw the application.

The commission on Monday voted to postpone the hearing until Dec. 2, but expects PVT to submit its letter of withdrawal prior to that date.

The withdrawal comes a day before a bill passed by the Legislature that would put severe restrictions on landfills was to become law. The Legislature passed SB 2386 and Gov. David Ige has until Sept. 15 to sign the bill or allow it to become law without his signature.

PVT acknowledged on Monday that if it withdrew the application that it would not be able to reapply for a year.

This press release was produced by the City and County of Honolulu. The views expressed are the author's own.