Coverage of transportation issues in Hawaii, including the Honolulu Rail Transit Project.
Riders of electric bicycles, mopeds and motorcycles will no longer be able to perform stunts on any public street or roadway if a measure targeting such behavior is able to steer its way through the Honolulu City Council. Read more
In response to parents’ pleas for reliable school transportation, the House Education Committee today will consider bills aimed at preventing a repeat of the abrupt cancellations of 108 bus routes at the start of this year’s school year, which was a repeat of the start of the 2023 school year. Read more
The Honolulu Rate Commission is inviting public comment at or before meetings this week to discuss proposed fare increases to its multimodal transportation system, including Skyline, TheBus and TheHandi-Van. Read more
The City and County of Honolulu recently reported the alarming trend of 180 e-bike crashes in the first nine months of 2024. Read more
In what the city describes as bold and unprecedented, Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s administration this week publicly announced its plan to expand construction of more housing across Oahu. Read more
Honolulu businesses affected by the ongoing construction of the nearly $10 billion Skyline rail project will now have more time to apply for financial relief, city officials announced Tuesday. Read more
The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation’s board of directors is mulling the job performance evaluation of its top hire. Read more
“Today because of the storm, which is a lot better than we expected, there’s been a lot of issues that we’ve been dealing with, especially on the airport side,” said Hawaii Department of Transportation director Ed Sniffen. Read more
Since the Legislature’s session began Jan. 15, several transportation financing bills have materialized. Read more
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Honolulu businesses affected by the ongoing construction of the nearly $10 billion Skyline rail project can soon apply for financial relief, city officials announced last week. Read more
The airline, which serves interisland routes across Hawaii, made the announcement this morning. Read more
The Honolulu Department of Transportation Services announced Monday that Skyline passenger service on two segments of its planned three- segment rail line will shut down for two consecutive weekends. Read more
The A330 underwent a thorough inspection after it landed in Seattle, according to Hawaiian Airlines. Read more
A mauka-side roadway lane dedicated to public and private buses, large trucks and bicycles on Waikiki’s busy Kuhio Avenue has completed its first phase of installation, city officials say. Read more
Sections of the properties desired by HART range in size from about 100 square feet to over 6,600 square feet. Read more
A flight in April that came within about 400 feet of the ocean off Hawaii after the first officer inadvertently pushed forward on the control column and the plane hit a maximum descent rate of about 4,400 feet a minute. Read more
The unidentified stowaway made it on board Delta Flight 487 on Tuesday, but the crew was alerted to the person’s presence before takeoff. Read more
Hitachi’s lawsuit alleges HART’s seeming dysfunction to set timely schedules caused cost increases to go off the tracks by tens of millions of dollars — expenses the company says it’s been forced to absorb. Read more
The outlook for Hawaii air service in 2025 remains down, especially after adjustments from Southwest Airlines and following Alaska Airlines’ purchase of Hawaiian Airlines. Read more
The body was discovered shortly after Flight 202 arrived Tuesday at Maui’s Kahului Airport from Chicago. Read more
The company said it temporarily shut down a router that was causing system malfunctions and also suspended ticket sales for flights departing on Thursday. Read more
