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Honolulu Rail Cost On The Rise As Electric Hookups To Customers Along The Line Are Factored In Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Honolulu Rail Cost On The Rise As Electric Hookups To Customers Along The Line Are Factored In

More than $700 million in contracts were awarded to relocate utilities in the urban area, but that did not include transformers or electrical lines to homes and businesses.

Honolulu Mayor Vows ‘Systemic Change’ In Beleaguered Department Hawaii News Now

Honolulu Mayor Vows ‘Systemic Change’ In Beleaguered Department

Mayor reveals plans to accelerate permitting and development during State of the City.

Neal Milner: Honolulu Rail Officials Need To Just Cut The Crap David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Neal Milner: Honolulu Rail Officials Need To Just Cut The Crap

Trust is a thing of the past when it comes to the woefully over-budget and behind-schedule rail project.

Senate Committee Mistakenly Passes Honolulu Rail Tax Extension Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Senate Committee Mistakenly Passes Honolulu Rail Tax Extension

Ways and Means Chairman Donovan Dela Cruz said he intends to reconsider the decision and kill the bill.

Honolulu’s Rail Line Readies To Open 1st Section In ‘June-ish’ — Or Maybe July Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Honolulu’s Rail Line Readies To Open 1st Section In ‘June-ish’ — Or Maybe July

HART says it plans to finally hand over an 11-mile segment from East Kapolei to Aloha Stadium for the city to operate "within the next few months."

Why Honolulu Hale Keeps Stealing State Appointees To HART Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Why Honolulu Hale Keeps Stealing State Appointees To HART

The difficulty finding qualified volunteers to fill board seats is another sign of the chaos that has plagued the troubled rail project.
Hitachi: Two Trains Hit Each Other At Low Speed During Rail Yard Exercise Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Hitachi: Two Trains Hit Each Other At Low Speed During Rail Yard Exercise

The incident is what's known as a "hard coupling," where two trains connect while moving too fast.
HART: 8 Westside Rail Station Supports Need Retrofits Before Service Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

HART: 8 Westside Rail Station Supports Need Retrofits Before Service

It's still not clear how the repairs affect the city's plans to launch passenger service early next year.
Report: Consultant, Rail Engineer At Odds Over Station Cracking Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Report: Consultant, Rail Engineer At Odds Over Station Cracking

UPDATED: Those investigating the cracks have disagreed about their severity, but the final report still isn't out.