Honolulu Rail

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Changing Course, Honolulu Is Now Planting Food In Public Spaces Thomas Heaton/Civil Beat/2025

Changing Course, Honolulu Is Now Planting Food In Public Spaces

Advocates envision free food for local commuters at rail stations and beyond.

Colleen Hanabusa Resigns From Honolulu  Rail Board David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Colleen Hanabusa Resigns From Honolulu Rail Board

The longtime Hawaiʻi politician has had some successes on the board but also stirred up controversy.

Financial Risks Loom Over The Honolulu Rail Project Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Financial Risks Loom Over The Honolulu Rail Project

Construction of the rail line through the urban core is about to begin in earnest, but some major cost items are still subject to change.

Senate Bill Would Put Major State Funding For Honolulu Rail Project In Jeopardy David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Senate Bill Would Put Major State Funding For Honolulu Rail Project In Jeopardy

HART rail board members hope to convince lawmakers to kill the bill. But it has a powerful supporter.

Honolulu Rail Board Approves Settlement In Major Land Acquisition Lawsuit Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Honolulu Rail Board Approves Settlement In Major Land Acquisition Lawsuit

The Kakaʻako developer sought more than $200 million, arguing land taken for rail interfered with its plans for a high-rise condominium project.

Audit Confirms Honolulu Rail Woes: Poor Marketing, Clunky Payment System Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Audit Confirms Honolulu Rail Woes: Poor Marketing, Clunky Payment System

Skyline’s usefulness is still below par 14 years after ground was broken and more than a year and a half after its first segment opened, new audit says.

Threat Of Federal Budget Cuts May Sink Rail Tax Extension David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Threat Of Federal Budget Cuts May Sink Rail Tax Extension

Lawmakers may hold off on extending the rail excise surcharge this year to see what the Trump administration does next.

Lee Cataluna: So Much For The Honolulu Rail Tax Being Temporary Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Lee Cataluna: So Much For The Honolulu Rail Tax Being Temporary

We’ve been paying the extra GET for nearly 20 years already. Now there’s a bill to keep it going another 20.

A 15-Year Extension Of Honolulu Rail Tax Advances In The Senate David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

A 15-Year Extension Of Honolulu Rail Tax Advances In The Senate

Extending the excise surcharge to 2045 could raise another $5 billion or more for the Skyline project, taking it to Ala Moana. Only two people showed up to testify.

Will Caron: Crazy Train Will Caron/Civil Beat/2025

Will Caron: Crazy Train

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