HONOLULU (AP) — A developer is looking to use tons of fill dredged from an east Honolulu marina to supply dirt for a nearby planned cemetery. HONOLULU (AP) — A developer is looking to use tons of fill dredged from
HONOLULU (AP) — A developer is looking to use tons of fill dredged from an east Honolulu marina to supply dirt for a nearby planned cemetery.
There’s not enough dirt on the Hawaii Kai cemetery site for burials, so an idea was presented to the community this week to take sediment from Mariner’s Cove marina.
Attorney William McCorriston who is representing developer and landowner Hawaii Kai Memorial Park says the Hawaii Kai Marina Community Association asked if the cemetery would take marina sediment from a needed dredging that has yet to begin.
Association Director Rich Cheski says it’s a logical choice because there’s nowhere else to put it the dredged material.
The plan is raising concerns among residents.
Cemetery construction is expected to begin next year.
