Officials continue to see costs mushroom as they build the 20-mile commuter rail line and fight to increase taxes to pay for it.

The rail agency needs to issue debt to help with聽an impending cash flow problem, but there’s still a quandary聽surrounding several rail votes that were made under questionable circumstances.

A Sept. 14 letter from HART supplied six pages of detail relative to progress on the rail project, but the mayor’s reply makes it clear he wants more.

A letter sent by top HART officials outlines some of the fiscal challenges facing Honolulu’s much聽beleaguered $6 billion transit project.

An anonymous complaint raises questions about just how close rail contractors are to one another and whether they can provide effective oversight of one another.

Millionaire heiress Abigail Kawananakoa聽says ethical lapses tainted several votes of the Honolulu City Council, and she wants to restore public trust in the process.

Nan Inc.’s $56 million bid was lower than expected, but then the firm sought to pull out of the contract to build three west Oahu stations.

Nan Inc. recently won a $56 million contract to build three West Oahu rail stations. The company, which has taken advantage of federal minority business programs, is at the center of state and federal lawsuits alleging questionable business practices.

Michael Burns聽has a long history running transit agencies on the mainland. He will be paid $95,000 to add another layer of supervision to the city’s troubled $6 billion project.

The governor聽sets aside his skepticism about extending a surcharge of the General Excise Tax to help pay for a $6 billion project that’s over its budget.