Cal Chipchase, attorney for the Ko Olina Community Association, noted the city’s “long history of missing deadlines” with regard to closing Waimanalo Gulch Landfill, which first opened in 1989.

Source: https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/11/06/hawaii-news/honolulu-planning-commission-to-decide-fate-of-landfill-selection-process/

Cycling is a fiery topic throughout Honolulu, but Hawaii Bicycling League’s executive director Travis Counsell feels that the opposition is most vocal in Waimanalo.

Source: https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/02/waimanalo-road-safety-upgrades-raise-local-concerns-about-a-communitys-identity/

Waimanalo was one place that badly needed roads.

Source: https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/02/hilo-was-easy-honolulu-was-hell-how-prince-kuhio-rebuilt-hawaii/