The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation wants to use eminent domain to acquire two properties along the rail route.

HART’s board of directors met today and adopted a pair of resolutions notifying the Honolulu City Council. 

“Several years of sincere negotiations to reach an agreement on a price for these properties have not been successful. We believe the best option now is to have a third party, that is the court, decide the appropriate settlement,” said HART Executive Director and CEO Dan Grabauskas in a statement.

HART said it has successfully negotiated purchase prices for 21 parcels along the rail route, bar these two properties located at 96-136 Farrington Highway in Waipahu and 945 Kamehameha Highway in Pearl City (pictured above).

The council has 45 days to review HART’s resolutions and object before the eminent domain proceedings move forward.

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