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It’s set for Monday night at Washington Middle School on S. King Street; Caldwell, HART officials scheduled to participate.

Recent surprises including cost overruns, revenue shortfalls and a lack of transparency around subcontractors deserve undivided legislative attention.

Travel is a necessity when it comes to building Honolulu’s first ever commuter rail line, and taxpayers are on the hook.

An extension of the GET surcharge is still alive after a Senate hearing Thursday, but it’s way too soon to know what a final version will look like.

After a grueling doubleheader in front of Senate and House committees, Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell doesn’t get what he wants.

A review of HART’s records on the surcharge suggests lawmakers trying to decide if taxpayers should cough up billions of dollars more in taxes will be hard-pressed to follow the rail project’s fuzzy arithmetic.

Despite the seemingly bad news, Honolulu’s top transit official is optimistic about future bids based on changes made to the procurement process.

In his State of the City address, the Honolulu mayor emphasized infrastructure progress while pressing for more money to fund the troubled rail project.

Meeting minutes show how rail officials planned to lobby the Legislature to increase taxes to pay for a nearly $1 billion shortfall while telling the public they needed to talk with their attorney.

The U.S. senator says Hawaii’s D.C. delegation will make sure the FTA delivers on its promise, but that it’s up to local lawmakers to find new funding for the $6 billion project.