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Updated: Mar. 27, 2023 at 1:22 PM HST
|By Jonathan Masaki
The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation released new drone video showcasing the Honolulu Rail Transit Project’s latest trial run.
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Updated: Feb. 22, 2023 at 10:34 PM HST
|By Casey Lund and Ben Gutierrez
Businesses on Dillingham Boulevard are struggling to stay afloat as rail work turns the thoroughfare into a construction zone.
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Updated: Dec. 22, 2022 at 7:29 AM HST
|By Casey Lund
The major construction project along Dillingham Boulevard is expected to finish in early 2026.
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Updated: Dec. 20, 2022 at 9:59 AM HST
|By HNN Staff
The long-delayed project, which is estimated to cost around $10 billion, is trying to open the initial phase of the rail line sometime next year.
Updated: Oct. 27, 2022 at 4:52 PM HST
|By Daryl Huff
Some worry the work could put them out of business.
Updated: Oct. 27, 2022 at 1:03 PM HST
|By Casey Lund
A crucial piece of that is making sure the issue of the cracks on the hammerhead structures are resolved.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2022 at 1:00 PM HST
|By Ben Gutierrez
Work has started ahead of the Dillingham segment of the rail project.
Updated: Oct. 11, 2022 at 7:20 AM HST
|By HNN Staff
“It is going to be painful for the community, for the businesses, and residents, people driving along that corridor — but it’s a necessary evil.”
Updated: Sep. 30, 2022 at 4:18 PM HST
|By Rick Daysog
The approval means HART is now eligible for $744 million from the federal government to help build the project.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2022 at 6:42 PM HST
|By HNN Staff
Traffic in some parts of Kalihi is already congested due the large amount of sewer work in the area.
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Updated: Aug. 4, 2022 at 10:26 AM HST
|By HNN Staff
If repairs are needed, Honolulu's mayor said the opening will be pushed back to potentially early-2023.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2022 at 10:47 AM HST
|By HNN Staff
Slim cracks have been found in some concrete columns along the Honolulu rail line, potentially delaying its initial opening even further, project leaders say.
Updated: Jun. 9, 2022 at 12:53 PM HST
|By Samie Solina
The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation says it’s hopeful residents will be using trains by the end of the year.
Updated: May. 24, 2022 at 7:15 PM HST
|By HNN Staff
The city said it hopes to open the route to Halekauwila Street in the next seven years.
Updated: May. 10, 2022 at 4:00 PM HST
|By HNN Staff
The rail authority's CEO said the high cost is because the structure would be built on an area with unstable soil.
Updated: May. 6, 2022 at 5:55 PM HST
|By HNN Staff
The plan also needs approval by the City Council.
Updated: May. 2, 2022 at 10:13 AM HST
|By HNN Staff
A full 20-mile route going to Ala Moana was expected to have a daily ridership of more than 100,000.
Updated: Dec. 22, 2021 at 7:15 PM HST
|By HNN Staff
The city says the plan will place a priority on industrial tenants in the area to preserve business now operating there.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2021 at 6:00 PM HST
|By HNN Staff
But even with the additional funding, it probably won’t be enough to complete construction all the way to Ala Moana Center.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2021 at 11:52 PM HST
|By HNN Staff
The wheels were too small for the tracks that have already been laid.
Updated: Oct. 28, 2021 at 5:37 PM HST
|By Rick Daysog
Randal Lee, white-collar crime expert, said when he began looking into the rail authority’s books he quickly spotted 76 questionable change orders.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2021 at 3:21 PM HST
|By HNN Staff
The Howard Hughes Corporation owns land needed for the project along the route and near the proposed Kakaako rail station.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2021 at 7:50 PM HST
|By HNN Staff
Some councilmembers and rail skeptics worry that too much money will go to bail out the troubled mass transit project.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2021 at 8:46 PM HST
|By HNN Staff
The board was unhappy to learn the delay was due to lengthy negotiations with HECO over underground electrical lines.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2021 at 12:23 PM HST
|By HNN Staff
He said he’s determined to see the project get built all the way to the Ala Moana Center and suggested part of it could go underground.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2021 at 9:12 PM HST
|By HNN Staff
The council will bring up the issue again next week Wednesday during their meeting.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2021 at 3:56 PM HST
|By HNN Staff
His nomination was criticized because of his lack of construction, transportation, and government experience.
Updated: Jun. 22, 2021 at 8:01 PM HST
|By HNN Staff
Senator Kurt Fevella is bringing attention to potential law violations.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2021 at 8:57 PM HST
|By Rick Daysog
“Their behind-the-scenes emails were all designed to fool the public."
Updated: Jun. 14, 2021 at 6:57 PM HST
|By HNN Staff
HART CEO Lori Kahikina said she double checked, and there weren't any procurement violations.
Updated: Jun. 14, 2021 at 11:17 AM HST
|By HNN Staff
HART's interim CEO said timing of when riders can actually use the system depends on how several issues are addressed.
Updated: Jun. 3, 2021 at 7:27 PM HST
|By HNN Staff
The so-called interim opening would be from Kapolei to Aloha Stadium.
Updated: May. 17, 2021 at 9:08 PM HST
|By Rick Daysog
Rail Chairman Toby Martyn financially benefited from the sale of rail bonds because of his ties to a company involved.
Updated: May. 6, 2021 at 10:22 AM HST
|By HNN Staff
With Honolulu’s rail system burdened by its biggest funding deficit ever, its reputation in the public is suffering as well.
Updated: May. 5, 2021 at 9:20 PM HST
|By Rick Daysog
Some 22 of the roughly 200 computers have been set up.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2021 at 5:14 PM HST
|By Rick Daysog
"I don’t now how else to describe it. ... We’ve been had.”
Updated: Mar. 3, 2021 at 4:46 PM HST
|By HNN Staff
She also said the project is as much as $3 billion over budget and that expensive consultants have been let go.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2021 at 6:18 AM HST
|By HNN Staff
Iwasa, a former candidate for Honolulu City Council, will serve as a non-voting member.
Updated: Dec. 28, 2020 at 2:12 PM HST
|By HNN Staff
At Environmental Services, she oversaw the $5.2 billion wastewater project connecting Kailua and Kaneohe, which the city says is the second-largest public works project next to the rail system.
Updated: Dec. 23, 2020 at 5:08 PM HST
|By Rick Daysog
“With the new stadium, there’s going to be housing and entertainment. It’s going to be unbelievable to have a station like this, right here, I think is a game changer,” he said.
Updated: Dec. 22, 2020 at 8:14 AM HST
|By HNN Staff
The federal funding was set to lapse at the end of this year, but the appropriations bill extends the deadline to the end of next year.
Updated: Dec. 17, 2020 at 3:00 PM HST
|By Rick Daysog
Only one board member objected to Robbins being removed as CEO.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2020 at 9:14 AM HST
|By Samie Solina
Caldwell emphasized the importance of the funding, especially with the financial hit from the coronavirus pandemic.
Updated: Nov. 20, 2020 at 4:34 PM HST
|By HNN Staff
HART CEO Andrew Robbins has maintained the so-called P3 was the best way forward for the $10 billion project.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2020 at 7:27 PM HST
|By HNN Staff
The city is using $20.6 million in federal funds for the purchase.
Updated: Nov. 13, 2020 at 1:06 PM HST
|By HNN Staff
When will the first phase of the rail project, from Kapolei to Aloha Stadium, open to riders?
Updated: Nov. 13, 2020 at 10:57 AM HST
|By Chelsea Davis
“It’s become abundantly clear that construction prices are not going to get any better by cancelling this procurement."
Updated: Oct. 27, 2020 at 4:50 AM HST
|By The Associated Press
The possibility of temporarily stopping short of the rail project’s final goal of reaching Ala Moana could affect potential uses of the jail site.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 at 4:32 PM HST
|By Mahealani Richardson
Both candidates also share frustration with the project.
Updated: Oct. 17, 2020 at 10:55 AM HST
|By HNN Staff
A board vote on the P-3 negotiations was scheduled on Oct. 27, but he feels that's too late.