Episode 169: Mayor Blangiardi on storm preps, another affordable housing project, and a future landfill site

On this week’s episode of the One O‘ahu Podcast, Mayor Rick Blangiardi joins host Brandi Higa to talk about storm preps, the demolition of the former Dee Lite Bakery, and options for a future landfill site.

Storm Preps

As of Wednesday night, the City and County of Honolulu was continuing to closely monitor a developing tropical system in the Central Pacific that could bring impacts to the Hawaiian Islands, including Oʻahu, this weekend.

“Let’s hope for the best but prepare for the worst,” said Mayor Blangiardi. He goes on to say, “it’s a little bit early right now and I don’t want to sound like an alarmist, but I do want people to understand we’re taking this most seriously.”

For the latest on City resources and services during the inclement weather, please follow along on the Mayor’s social media platforms, and at https://www.honolulu.gov/news/

Former Dee Lite Bakery property

Last week, the City marked the start of demolition at the former Dee Lite Bakery property, clearing the way for a future affordable housing development that will help create new homes for Honolulu residents.

“It’s a really meaningful step,” added Mayor Blangiardi. “This will be affordable workforce housing, new places to live, conveniently located next to the transit station.”

Located at 1907 Eluwene St., directly across from the future Mokauea (Kalihi) Skyline Station, the site is being developed as part of the Blangiardi administration’s housing strategy to activate transit-oriented development areas along the Skyline corridor. To learn more about the Dee Lite redevelopment and demolition project, visit: https://www.honolulu.gov/demo/.

Our next landfill site

The City is considering Kapa‘a Quarry as a potential site for O‘ahu’s next landfill. The site falls outside of the UIC line, which means it is not over a designated source of drinking water, and it also has adequate capacity to meet Oʻahu’s long-term landfill needs.

“We’ve gone through and we’re really studied on this and we have been since year one when we formed the first Landfill Advisory Commission,” explained Mayor Blangiardi. “(But) The laws made it complicated. We want to be respectful of the laws.”

Act 73 would need to be modified to allow the full capacity of the site to be used for landfill purposes, but the Kapa’a Quarry hillside provides a natural barrier separating the proposed landfill site from residential neighborhoods, schools, and hospitals — the areas Act 73 was enacted to protect.

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