THE SENATE S.R. NO. 145 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 STATE OF HAWAII SENATE RESOLUTION URGING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO COMPENSATE THE RESIDENTS OF ANY COUNCIL DISTRICT THAT IS CHOSEN TO HOST A NEW LANDFILL.
THE SENATE S.R. NO. 145
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025
STATE OF HAWAII
THE SENATE
S.R. NO.
145
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025
STATE OF HAWAII
SENATE RESOLUTION
URGING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO COMPENSATE THE RESIDENTS OF ANY COUNCIL DISTRICT THAT IS CHOSEN TO HOST A NEW LANDFILL.
WHEREAS, the City and County of Honolulu has been in pursuit of a new landfill for municipal solid waste, which has angered communities across Oahu, could threaten the island's aquifers, and will cost taxpayers tens or hundreds of millions of dollars to move and construct; and WHEREAS, communities hosting a new landfill should be compensated for the impacts to those communities from landfill operations and related issues; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2025, that the City and County of Honolulu is urged to provide compensation to those communities hosting a new landfill on Oahu; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Governor, Director of Health, Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu, and Director of the Department of Environmental Services of the City and County of Honolulu. OFFERED BY: _____________________________ Report Title: City and County of Honolulu; Landfill; Compensation
WHEREAS, the City and County of Honolulu has been in pursuit of a new landfill for municipal solid waste, which has angered communities across Oahu, could threaten the island's aquifers, and will cost taxpayers tens or hundreds of millions of dollars to move and construct; and
WHEREAS, communities hosting a new landfill should be compensated for the impacts to those communities from landfill operations and related issues; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2025, that the City and County of Honolulu is urged to provide compensation to those communities hosting a new landfill on Oahu; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Governor, Director of Health, Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu, and Director of the Department of Environmental Services of the City and County of Honolulu.
OFFERED BY: _____________________________
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Report Title:
City and County of Honolulu; Landfill; Compensation