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Federal Funds Will Be A ‘Shot In The Arm’ For Hawaii’s Infrastructure Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Federal Funds Will Be A ‘Shot In The Arm’ For Hawaii’s Infrastructure

State transportation officials plan to focus on coastal highways vulnerable to erosion and sea level rise.

HART Has A Plan To Fix Rail Tracks But Lacks Welders To Do The Work Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

HART Has A Plan To Fix Rail Tracks But Lacks Welders To Do The Work

A new report gives the rail agency the green light to replace the steel wheels instead of the track crossings.

NTSB Recovers Wreckage From TransAir Plane Crash In Waters Off Oahu NTSB

NTSB Recovers Wreckage From TransAir Plane Crash In Waters Off Oahu

The plane’s fuselage broke in two pieces and its engines separated from the craft on impact, a survey of the underwater site revealed.

Biki Is Bouncing Back From Covid-Era Vandalism, Ridership Woes Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Biki Is Bouncing Back From Covid-Era Vandalism, Ridership Woes

Honolulu’s first major bikeshare system says it’s finally turning a corner on some of its pandemic-era adversity.

State Reverses Course, Opts To Keep Dillingham Airfield Open Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

State Reverses Course, Opts To Keep Dillingham Airfield Open

The move allows skydivers, gliders and other general aviation businesses to keep operating on the North Shore.

Honolulu City Council Wants To Regulate Car-Sharing Companies Flickr: Kai Friis

Honolulu City Council Wants To Regulate Car-Sharing Companies

Complaints by annoyed neighbors about crowded parking spaces prompted the city to introduce a resolution.

Investigation Uncovers Numerous ADA Violations In Hawaii Island’s Transit Service Jason Armstrong/Civil Beat/2019

Investigation Uncovers Numerous ADA Violations In Hawaii Island’s Transit Service

The county agrees to fix “chronically inoperable” wheelchair lifts and make other changes to avoid getting sued.

Narrow Council Vote Propels Anthony Aalto Onto The HART Board Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016

Narrow Council Vote Propels Anthony Aalto Onto The HART Board

No prior board nominee in HART’s decade-long history received the same public scrutiny over qualifications and potential conflicts as Aalto did, reflecting a growing unease with the project.

OIP To Investigate HART For Possible Sunshine Law Violations Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

OIP To Investigate HART For Possible Sunshine Law Violations

Normally there’s a six-month cutoff to investigate such matters, but OIP made an exception due to the “significant public interest” in HART.

New Study: Oahu Freeways Deliver The Roughest Rides In The Country Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

New Study: Oahu Freeways Deliver The Roughest Rides In The Country

But the state’s DOT deputy director says the new report from a D.C.-based research group doesn’t tell the whole story.