Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020
HART: Expect Honolulu’s Full Rail Line To Be Done In 2031
That’s a couple of years earlier than a recent city estimate but also several years later than a recent HART estimate.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Rail Board Believed HART’s Former Director Misled On Costs, Records Show
Dan Grabauskas, who resigned as director in 2016, says the assertions that he misrepresented the numbers are “flatly incorrect.”
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
COVID-19 Relief Bill Includes $70 Million For Honolulu Rail
The funding will help, but the multibillion-dollar transit project still faces much larger financial problems.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Former HART Interim Director Krishniah Murthy Dies
The longtime transit official was hired in 2016 to help guide Oahu’s rail project through an especially rocky period.
Anita Hofschneider/Civil Beat
Former Honolulu City Councilman Joey Manahan Joins HART
He’ll oversee a public relations program whose costs he sought to reduce as the council’s budget chairman.
New HART Board Member Wants A Fraud Hotline
An outside auditor for HART describes Natalie Iwasa’s idea for a hotline as a “best practice.”
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020
New Route For Honolulu Rail? Any ‘Hare-Brained’ Scheme Is Being Considered
HART’s new executive director Lori Kahikina says she’s open to any ideas that avoid having to get special utility clearances along Dillingham Boulevard.
John Pritchett/Civil Beat/2021
John Pritchett: The Secret Ingredient
Natalie Iwasa has long attended Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation board meetings to raise questions about rail. Now the Legislature has made her a non-voting member of the board.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Longtime Rail Officials Ousted As New CEO Joins HART
Bill Brennan and Joyce Oliveira were two of the longest-serving employees at a tumultuous agency that’s seen heavy turnover.
Natalie Iwasa Joins The HART Board
The government-spending watchdog and frequent rail critic known as “Bike Mom” will lend an independent voice, the House Speaker said.