Additional Funding Safeguard Approved For Rail Project
ADDITIONAL FUNDING SAFEGUARD APPROVED FOR RAIL PROJECT A bill establishing a method for short-term borrowing as a safeguard for Honolulu’s rail project was approved Wednesday, clearing the way for the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation to secure $1.55 billion in federal funding. The City Council today voted 7 to 2 to approve Bill 37, which […]
FTA Approves Work on Rail Guideway and Precast Yard
FTA APPROVESWORK ON RAIL GUIDEWAY AND PRECAST YARD (May 17, 2012)-The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) received the green light today from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to move forward with $21.8 million in work that includes a precasting yard that will create the concrete guideway for Oahu’s rail system. The latest FTA approval […]
Judge Rules in Favor of City and FTA on Rail Suit Claims
JUDGE RULES IN FAVOR OF CITY AND FTA ON RAIL SUIT CLAIMS A favorable ruling today in the federal lawsuit against the City’s rail transit project reduced the number of disputed recreational and historic site claims from more than 40 to fewer than 10. “This is a significant and positive ruling that narrows the litigation,” […]
HART Posts 150,000 Page Administrative Record
HART POSTS 150,000-PAGE ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) announced Tuesday it has posted the full 150,000-page Administrative Record for the public to read and examine in a searchable, user-friendly format. The Administrative Record, a collection of documents that includes reports, emails, correspondence and other materials related to the federal approval of […]
HART Media Advisory
MEDIA ADVISORY Daniel Grabauskas, executive director and CEO for the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation, will meet with Leeward Community College officials, students and area business leaders Tuesday morning to discuss rail construction and answer questions about the project. Grabauskas will meet with Leeward Community College administration and students at 10 a.m. to discuss the […]
HART CEO Grabauskas Tightens Budget
HART CEO GRABAUSKAS TIGHTENS BUDGET The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation’s (HART) chief executive recommended reducing the agency’s budget for next year by $1.57 million. Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer Dan Grabauskas, with the concurrence yesterday of the HART Board’s Finance Committee, suggested lowering HART’s fiscal year 2013 operating budget by nearly 7 percent […]
Informational Community Meetings Scheduled Regarding Honolulu Rail Transit Project
INFORMATIONAL COMMUNITY MEETINGS SCHEDULED REGARDING HONOLULU RAIL TRANSIT PROJECT The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) invites the public to a series of informational community meetings starting next week regarding the Honolulu Rail Transit Project. HART will hold the first of five community meetings on Tuesday evening, May 1, 2012 at McKinley High School in […]
HART Set to Receive $48.25 Million in GET Collections for Rail
HART SET TO RECEIVE $48.25 MILLION IN GET COLLECTIONS FOR RAIL (Friday, April 27, 2012)- The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation is set to receive $48.25 million in General Excise and Use Tax (GET) revenue for the first quarter of 2012. HART will receive the funds Monday, which will bring total GET revenue received to […]
Construction to Begin on Columns, Foundations of Rail System
CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN ON COLUMNS, FOUNDATIONS OF RAIL SYSTEM The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation announced today that construction will begin on the first section of the elevated guideway for the rail transit system, signifying major progress for the project. With all the necessary state and federal approvals needed to move forward in hand, HART gave contractor […]
HART Statement regarding Federal Funding
HART Statement regarding Federal Funding HART executive director and CEO Daniel Grabauskas issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee approval of a transportation funding bill that includes federal funds for the Honolulu rail transit project. “This is great news.We are pleased that the $250 million in federal funds that President Obama had […]