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HART: Utility Work In Town Will Cost At Least $135M More Than Expected Cory Lum/Civil Beat

HART: Utility Work In Town Will Cost At Least $135M More Than Expected

Rail officials didn’t have a clear idea of how much the relocation work would cost when they awarded the contract to get it going.

The Pandemic Ignites A Bike Boom In Honolulu Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

The Pandemic Ignites A Bike Boom In Honolulu

With gyms closed and other exercise options limited, bicycle shops say they are selling almost every bike they can get their hands on.

City Council Grows Anxious As Rail’s COVID-19 Problems Deepen Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

City Council Grows Anxious As Rail’s COVID-19 Problems Deepen

The transit project has been plagued for years by skyrocketing costs. Now it faces a $100 million slump in the revenues that fund construction.

HART Explores Ways To Keep Rail Work Going Amid COVID-19 Setbacks Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

HART Explores Ways To Keep Rail Work Going Amid COVID-19 Setbacks

Can rail’s current primary contractor, STG, build more of the guideway to pick up the slack?

How Honolulu Lost Its Top Ranking For The Nation’s Worst Traffic Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

How Honolulu Lost Its Top Ranking For The Nation’s Worst Traffic

Nearly a decade ago, headlines about the city having the worst congestion helped sell rail. But that ranking has plunged.

COVID-19 Slows Honolulu Rail Progress, Could Delay Opening Anthony Quintano / Civil Beat

COVID-19 Slows Honolulu Rail Progress, Could Delay Opening

The public-private partnership to finish the project faces more delays, and HART signals its December 2025 completion date is in jeopardy.

Oahu Traffic Is Gone, For All The Wrong Reasons April Estrellon/Civil Beat/2020

Oahu Traffic Is Gone, For All The Wrong Reasons

A deadly pandemic is no way to solve the state’s traffic woes. But the crisis might encourage more people to work remotely once things improve.

National Guard Now Checking Passengers For Fevers At Hawaii Airports Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

National Guard Now Checking Passengers For Fevers At Hawaii Airports

The screenings are expected to be happening at all state airports by the end of the week.

Gov. Ige: Banning Air Travel To Hawaii Is ‘Impossible To Enforce’ Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Gov. Ige: Banning Air Travel To Hawaii Is ‘Impossible To Enforce’

Three of Hawaii’s county mayors have asked Trump to implement a ban on air travel to the islands.

Honolulu To Get $91 Million For Transit During Coronavirus Outbreak Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Honolulu To Get $91 Million For Transit During Coronavirus Outbreak

It’s not clear yet precisely how the city will spend those federal dollars. Officials say they’re still incurring costs, so it’s still too early to know.