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UPDATE: Officials blame lawsuit delays, a lag in tax collections and higher-than-expected construction bids. Extension of a tax surcharge may be sought.

We aren’t talking about the safety of our corn chips. We are talking about pesticides that are proven to damage life, harm kids, create birth defects and damage environments.

A toy rail car that HART employees placed under a Christmas tree at Honolulu Hale as part of a decorating contest has disappeared.

A city plan calls for revitalization near future station sites, especially around Kapalama Canal. Some people fear rising rents and displacement.

David Ige becomes Hawaii’s eighth governor, a Florida company announces plans to buy island utilities, and the rail line gets some definition.

The meeting will take place at 6:30 p.m. at the Farrington High School Library.

This week’s photographs include scenes from the University of Hawaii football team’s home finale, pre-holiday visits to a food bank and the rail project as it reaches the highway.

The event is like a progress report on how transit-oriented development is shaping up.

GET revenues fall below projections for third quarter in a row.

It is important that rail be completed on time and on budget, but not at the risk of workers and the public.