The board says it will decide at its next meeting in two weeks what to do about Lori Kahikina’s soon-to-expire contract.

The discord among top leadership of the $10 billion Honolulu rail project has gotten so bad the mayor has stepped in.

The $10 billion Honolulu rail project has some big milestones ahead.

Imposing liquidated damages on contractor STG would be a turnabout. Last year it was the contractor that demanded cash compensation from the city for project delays.

At least one top executive candidate wants to see what happens to Lori Kahikina before considering a rail job.

HART CEO Lori Kahikina’s annual evaluation was quite critical, citing a lack of progress in filling key positions and “limited transparency” with the rail board of directors.

HART board members describe project director Nate Meddings as critical to rail construction, and worry his departure “increases the risk of failure.”

DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg rode the new Skyline transit system and visited several other federally funded infrastructure projects on Oahu and Maui.

The city’s upcoming budgeting process will determine how much funding is available to dole out.

Issues on the board agenda included a proposal at the Legislature to extend the excise tax surcharge that provides most of the funding for the unfinished rail project.