The most recent rail ridership estimates are down almost 18%, largely based on a pre-pandemic drop in bus ridership.

UPDATED: The journalist and filmmaker said he would provide an inquisitiveness that’s been sorely lacking on the board.

Joe Uno says he’s being targeted for his support to stop rail at Middle Street and he’s incensed at the choice of replacement: filmmaker Anthony Aalto.

Utilities often aren’t where they’re shown on the drawings. For rail work on Dillingham, buried hazards are a complicated and expensive reality.

The move comes as the board faces scrutiny for its questionable handling of two recent consultant contract awards.

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

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

Ke māhuahua aʻe nei ka nui o nā kaʻa uila a he manaʻo ko nā alakaʻi o ka mokuʻāina e pau liʻiliʻi nā kaʻa wahie. Wahi a nā kamaʻāina kūʻai kaʻa, he pākela ka wikiwiki o ko lākou holomua.

The Hawaii Longline Association announced last year that it would voluntarily replace those leaders with less-lethal gear.