Inside Honolulu: Jan. 21
Mayor Peter Carlisle is in Washington, D.C., meeting with rail officials and mayors from around the country. He has six weeks until he presents his first budget. Back at Honolulu Hale, new City Council members are busy mapping out priorities. Civil Beat is reporting from the inside.
Landfill to Stay Closed for Liner Repairs
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City officials say Waimanalo Gulch is staying closed until at least Thursday, Jan. 27, which will mark two weeks since heavy rains flooded medical waste from the landfill into the ocean.
“They’re still assessing the damage to the liner,” Environmental Services spokesman Markus Owens told Civil Beat.
Owens said landfill operator Waste Management has a team from Houston working on repairs. City officials said they won’t reopen the landfill until the liner is fixed.
Carlisle Among Mayors Attending Obama Greeting
On Honolulu Mayor Peter Carlisle‘s last day inside the beltway before returning to Oahu, he’ll have a chance to meet with President Barack Obama. The president is greeting hundreds of city leaders who are in Washington for the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
It’s not the first time Carlisle has met Obama. The mayor has a framed photo of him and Obama together. He told Civil Beat that he waited in line for the opportunity as part of a law enforcement meet-and-greet with the president during one of Obama’s trips to the islands.
Carlisle made sure to hang that photo on the wall next to a photo he had taken with President George W. Bush, as a way to bolster a bipartisan image during his race for mayor last summer.
Read Previous Editions of Inside Honolulu
Jan. 19, 2011: Advisory committee to meet on landfill site selection; Tom Berg is officially a City Council member; Sen. Dan Inouye reiterates his support for rail; Read the Record of Decision.
Jan. 18, 2011: City officials celebrate after FTA issues Record of Decision on rail; Sen. Dan Inouye wants an office at Honolulu Hale; City still working to clean up medical waste from landfill flood.
Jan. 14, 2011: Deputy prosecutor sworn in; City confronts myriad trash issues; Ikaika Anderson creating task force to consider sweeping overhaul to property tax structure; City workers hit the Furlough Friday halfway point.
Jan. 13, 2011: City opens emergency shelter on Leeward Coast; Heavy rains continue to hamper city business; City Council Chairman Nestor Garcia is in Washington, D.C., to discuss APEC.
Jan. 12, 2011: City Transportation hearing a one-sided affair; Council members concerned about camping fees; Customer Services director nominee Gail Haraguchi breezes through committee; Hawaii could get a preseason NFL game; Former Mayor Mufi Hannemann says air travel is key for economic recovery.
Jan. 11, 2011: First Zoning Committee of the new year gets updates on pending amendments to Honolulu’s Land Use Ordinance.
Jan. 10, 2011: Mayor Peter Carlisle gives kudos to Kauai; Committees move forward with two director nominations; Statewide fireworks ban unlikely; City officials worry about fireworks hoarders.
Jan. 7, 2011: City transportation director preps to take up IMG report in Transportation Committee meeting next week; Mayor Peter Carlisle stays quiet on illegal rental to President Barack Obama; Carlisle plans business trip to Hollywood, jokes about wanting a cameo in Hawaii 5-0.
Jan. 6, 2011: Emergency official cites threat of “huge mudslide” in Kaneohe highway closure; City eyes user fees, but in what form? Mayor tells Pacific Club crowd about inevitable cuts during “financial crisis,” calls city challenges “exciting.”
Jan. 5, 2011: Council vice chair to host hearing on IMG report; Rail division moves down permitting check list; A new year means a new website for Honolulu.
Jan. 4, 2011: Carlisle’s drinking buddies may be lonely this month; Honolulu’s first mayor inaugurated 102 years ago today; Tom Berg isn’t happy with his Council committee assignments.
Jan. 3, 2011: City Council to explore user fees as revenue generator; Nestor Garcia talks rail, APEC, city values in celebratory inaugural address.
