Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) Board of Directors announced the appointment of Chris Takashige to its board. Takashige was appointed by the Mayor of Honolulu, Rick Blangiardi, on August 1, 2025, as a Mayoral Appointee to the board. He will replace HART Board Member Art Tolentino. Takashige will serve a five-year term from August 1, 2025 to June 30, 2030.
Takashige brings over four decades of experience in construction management and engineering to the HART Board of Directors. His background includes leadership roles at AECOM Technical Services in Honolulu, where he led construction management teams for projects across the Pacific. He also served as Director of Design and Construction for the City and County of Honolulu, managing planning, design, and construction projects. In addition, he worked with the State of Hawaiʻi’s Department of Land and Natural Resources in the Engineering Division, and with the U.S. Department of Defense in both Japan and Hawaiiʻi.
“On behalf of HART, I would like to extend a warm welcome to Mayoral Appointee Chris Takashige to the HART Board of Directors,” said HART Executive Director and CEO Lori Kahikina, P.E. “I look forward to working with him as we enter the next critical phase of the project. Mahalo to former Board member Art Tolentino for his steadfast support of the rail project.”
Takashige holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and a Master of Science in Administration with a focus on Business Management from Central Michigan University. He is a resident of Honolulu. He is a licensed Civil Engineer and was the first individual in the State of Hawaii to become a Certified Construction Manager accredited by the American National Standards Institute.
The volunteer HART Board of Directors, which was established by the Revised Charter of Honolulu on July 1, 2011, is responsible for policy-making and oversight of HART.