Some cash spent on Honolulu utility relocation work under a rail contract with Nan Inc. went to mobilization costs, or to work in areas beyond the end of the rail line.

Proposals for an elevated rail system on Oahu date back to the 1960s. Now, at least part of a modern-day rail line is finally about to open to the public.

The transfer of billions of dollars in assets clears the way for the Department of Transportation Services to open the Honolulu rail system to the public onJune 30.

HART’s Project Oversight Committee on Thursday will hear a request for an additional $21.8 million for contractor Frank V. Coluccio Co. for work in downtown and Kakaako.

The service along half of the route would see few daily riders, but officials say it’s time to let the public experience rail.

HART, trying to manage public expectations, wanted to keep that target vague.

Updated: There was a “win-win” deal to keep Service Printers Hawaii in place. HART’s redrawn utility plans have scuttled it.

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.

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

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