I was stuck in Kapolei yesterday for the Honolulu City Council meeting. So my colleague Sophie Cocke, Civil Beat‘s Land reporter-host, went on down to the press conference revealing the new landfill site rankings.
She describes the “pained” look on the consultant’s face as he explained the “data error” last week that led to the mis-ranked rankings.
Read her full story about the new list and what it means for Oahu’s different communities: Kahuku Now Top Site for Landfill After ‘Data Error’ Corrected
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