How Safe Has the Honolulu Rail Project Been?
Worker injury rates have been well below state and national average. But concerns remain over excavation procedures.
County Councils Agree to Lobby State for More Hotel Tax Revenue
UPDATED. In a second push to fund local services, Hawaii mayors want the Legislature to let counties levy a surcharge on the General Excise Tax.
Feds: ‘Aggressive Cost Containment’ Needed for Rail Project
Honolulu officials say they’re confident there is enough money in their contingency fund to cover increasing costs of Hawaii’s biggest-ever public works project.
High Construction Costs Could Delay Honolulu Rail Opening
The project’s first leg was supposed to be running by 2017, but rebidding a contract could postpone the opening until 2018.
Honolulu Rail Chief: ‘Healthy’ Cash Balance in Contingency
Recent bids are high, but not cause for too much concern, Dan Grabauskas tells City Council members.
Honolulu Rail Funding Coming Up Short
GET revenues fall below projections, a situation HART is “monitoring.”
HART Board Approves $6 Million in Added Rail Costs
Project delay costs could reach $250 million, rail officials say.
City Seeks to Safeguard Bus and Handi-Van Money From Rail Project
Mounting costs for Honolulu’s biggest-ever public works project threaten transportation funds for bus-riders, disabled.
Schatz and Hanabusa Disagree on Supplemental Funding for Honolulu Rail
In their second televised faceoff, the Democratic senatorial candidates took different stands on how to pay for the multibillion-dollar project in the future.
Rail Construction Begins Along H-1 Waiawa Interchange
Crews to place first of several columns that will precede guideway construction between Leeward Community College and Pearl Highlands.