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Honolulu Bus Drivers ‘On The Front Lines’ Of The Coronavirus Crisis Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Honolulu Bus Drivers ‘On The Front Lines’ Of The Coronavirus Crisis

UPDATED: Passenger counts have plummeted as COVID-19 numbers climb. Some drivers remain wary of what lies ahead.

MIT Researcher: Honolulu Airport Wasn’t A Virus ‘Super-Spreader’ This Time Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

MIT Researcher: Honolulu Airport Wasn’t A Virus ‘Super-Spreader’ This Time

The author of a study on Honolulu’s unique potential to spread contagion says we’re lucky the coronavirus moved west out of China, not east toward the islands.

FAA Has Long Resisted Safety Board Calls For Tougher Air Tour Oversight Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2020

FAA Has Long Resisted Safety Board Calls For Tougher Air Tour Oversight

Recommendations for Hawaii have been stalled by the bureaucratic tug of war for decades. Yet crashes continue.

Handi-Van Adds New Vehicles, Putting The Fleet At Capacity PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Handi-Van Adds New Vehicles, Putting The Fleet At Capacity

The influx of new vans will boost the paratransit service’s fleet to 205 vehicles

Coronavirus Is Causing A New Set Of Problems For Honolulu Rail Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Coronavirus Is Causing A New Set Of Problems For Honolulu Rail

The outbreak has created trouble for Hitachi’s supply chain. It’s not clear yet what that means for rail’s interim opening planned later this year.

Glider Tours Get Federal Scrutiny After Dillingham Airfield Crash Honolulu Soaring Club

Glider Tours Get Federal Scrutiny After Dillingham Airfield Crash

Officials are looking more closely at the use of towplanes to get gliders aloft.

City Leaders Unveil Most – But Not All – Of Future Rail Operations Costs Cory Lum/Civil Beat

City Leaders Unveil Most – But Not All – Of Future Rail Operations Costs

The new 13-year, $918 million deal with Hitachi is nearly $100 million more than the one signed in 2011. It will cover just over half of the costs to run the rail system.

HART Employee Reported Improper Use Of Federal Funds In 2015 Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

HART Employee Reported Improper Use Of Federal Funds In 2015

Worried about financial mismanagement, a HART employee said she was asked to resign when she spoke up.

Honolulu Is A Top Potential Market For E-Scooters — But They’re Still A Year Away Marcel Honore/Civil Beat

Honolulu Is A Top Potential Market For E-Scooters — But They’re Still A Year Away

E-scooter rentals have been controversial, but if the rollout is done right they could help soften Honolulu’s traffic woes.

State To Pull Out Of Dillingham Airfield, Leaving Businesses Up In The Air Mark Ture/Flickr

State To Pull Out Of Dillingham Airfield, Leaving Businesses Up In The Air

UPDATED: Hundreds of employees who work at the airfield or indirectly depend on it could be affected by the state’s decision to walk away.