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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

Politics, policy and public affairs as seen through the eyes of our political cartoonists.

Another Honolulu Rail Contractor Demands More Money, Citing Years Of Delays David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Another Honolulu Rail Contractor Demands More Money, Citing Years Of Delays

In a $324 million lawsuit, a key contractor alleges the city hasn’t resolved its claim because it wants to avoid further public criticism.

Honolulu Rail Supporters Worry About Funding Under Trump Administration Kawika Lopez/Civil Beat/2024

Honolulu Rail Supporters Worry About Funding Under Trump Administration

The city is counting on another $600 million from the Federal Transit Administration to help pay for rail construction to Kakaako.