The firm’s former in-house counsel had alleged illegal activity related to rail work in 2019.

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.

It doesn’t take a crystal ball to see that leadership changes at the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation may be coming. Will former chair Colleen Hanabusa succeed Toby Martyn?

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.

Documents suggest a contract for federal lobbying services was already a done deal before it was put out to bid.

Colleen Hanabusa says she drafted bills and monitored legislation on her own, not because she expected a contract or financial reward from the transit board.