Emergency exercises scheduled Tuesday at Halawa rail station
“Emergency vehicles will be responding and residents may hear loud noises, including simulated gunfire,” according to HPD. Read more
Transportation
Coverage of transportation issues in Hawaii, including the Honolulu Rail Transit Project.
Honolulu’s rail agency ‘stretched thin,’ CEO says
At Friday’s meeting, which dealt partly with critical position recruitment, HART Human Resources Specialist Sandy Aguilar said the agency now has 38 employee positions filled. Read more
HART director receives support at Council
The embattled leader of Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation received support this week from four members of the nine-member City Council. Read more
Kokua Line: How is rail ridership holding up?
Question: It’s been almost a year since the rail started running. Is ridership holding up to the hype of the early days? Read more
HART employees voice support for CEO Lori Kahikina
The support comes as Kahikina, whose $275,000 executive contract with HART expires Dec. 31, recently received a critical performance evaluation. Read more
HART receives $125M in federal funding
The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation on Thursday announced $125 million in long-awaited federal funding to aid in the ongoing construction of the nearly $10 billion Skyline project. Read more
City touts ‘sustainable’ projects near Skyline
On Earth Day, Honolulu officials rode the city’s driverless, all-electric Skyline trains to not only tout the benefits of mass transit but laud current and future sustainable projects along the West Oahu line. Read more
Work starts on bullet train line from Las Vegas to Los Angeles
The project is touted as the first true high-speed passenger rail line in the nation, designed to reach speeds of 186 mph, comparable to Japan’s Shinkansen bullet trains. Read more
Head of HART under fire after top executive resigns
The executive management team of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation has faced challenges this month. Read more
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Ewa Makai Middle School bans e-bikes on campus after crash
The rule comes in the wake of an April 11 collision in which a 12-year-old boy riding an e-bike was critically injured after being struck by a passing car. Read more
Barges break loose on Pittsburgh river, striking a bridge
The Sewickly Bridge, which was struck, was closed in advance of the strike and will remain closed until our crews complete an inspection, officials said. Read more
Kona airport reopens, but will close overnight for runway repair
The Hawaii Department of Transportation said in an advisory it anticipates being able to reopen the runway by noon. Read more
Over $5M in federal grants awarded to protect Kamehameha Highway
The funding comes in the form of two grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation Discretionary Grant Program. Read more
Honolulu City Council requested to condemn properties for rail
The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation would like to acquire by eminent domain five private properties along the rail corridor as construction of the nearly $10-billion Skyline proceeds toward Kakaako. Read more
2 Hawaii air carriers compete for subsidized Lanai service
The U.S. Department of Transportation issued a request for community comments Wednesday, while confirming receipt of proposals from Mokulele Airlines and Pacific Air Charters Inc. Read more
Crews prepare for removal of twisted steel from collapsed bridge
Seven floating cranes, 10 tugboats, nine barges, eight salvage vessels and five Coast Guard boats are on site in the water southeast of Baltimore. Read more
5 more eminent domains needed along Honolulu’s rail line
The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation’s board of directors Friday approved resolutions to acquire by eminent domain five different properties along the rail corridor as construction continues toward Kakaako. Read more
Panel missing from Boeing plane after West Coast flight
United Flight 433 left San Francisco at 10:20 a.m. and landed at Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport in Medford, Ore., shortly before noon. Read more
Jet panel inquiry: Boeing CEO fails to identify handler
Boeing issued a brief statement vowing, as it has many times, to support the investigation. Read more
N.J. city that limited street parking hasn’t had traffic death in 7 years
Major U.S. cities have integrated aspects of the safety program, including some form of daylighting, the term for the removal of parking spaces near intersections to improve visibility. Read more
HART postpones discussion on scrapping internal audit
A call to scrap a previously sought top-down internal review of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation was postponed this week. Read more
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