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Tuesday, September 30, 2014 |
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Six Council Members Bought Off by Lobbyists, Key Rail Votes may be Nullified
By Selected News Articles @ 5:18 PM :: 6292 Views :: Ethics, Rail
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...Key votes on the city rail transit project and other issues might be invalidated because Honolulu City Council members failed to disclose conflicts of interest after being wined and dined by lobbyists....
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Friday, September 19, 2014 |
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Panos: Hoopili Traffic Assessments Untruthful
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 1:47 AM :: 6772 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Rail
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...Hoopili’s traffic impact will be immense with or without rail....
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Tuesday, September 9, 2014 |
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Rail Opening Delayed One Year as Budget Busting Bids Tossed Out
By Selected News Articles @ 11:13 PM :: 4188 Views :: Rail
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...HART is throwing out three bids for the first nine stations in the city’s $5.16 billion rail transit project....
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Wednesday, September 3, 2014 |
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GE Tax: Will Cost Overruns Lead to New Rail Showdown?
By Selected News Articles @ 2:29 PM :: 5668 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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By their own admission, HART executives underestimated the effect of litigation on construction costs and schedules. Will they now underestimate their ability to push through an unpopular tax hike?
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Friday, August 29, 2014 |
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RAILROADED: Rail construction Could put Small businesses out of business
By Malia Zimmerman @ 5:51 AM :: 4856 Views :: Rail
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Cliff Garcia operates Tropical Lamps & Shades on land his family has owned in the Kakaako district near downtown Honolulu for the past 70 years....
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Thursday, August 28, 2014 |
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Sai: Wong, Dwyer, Namuo Rake in Millions from Kanaiolowalu
By Andrew Walden @ 11:11 PM :: 10054 Views :: Akaka Bill, Ethics, OHA, Rail
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...Waihe‘e also contracted Dennis Dwyer for a total of $1.3 million dollars to be Kana‘iolowalu’s federal lobbyist....
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Saturday, August 23, 2014 |
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HART: Only 743 Local Jobs Created by Rail Work
By News Release @ 11:33 PM :: 6186 Views :: Labor, Rail
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September 14, 2011: "The city initially claimed that rail would create 17,000 new jobs during the construction phase..."
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 |
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Yakuza? Triads? Technicalities Shred $50M Racketeering Suit Against Pro-Rail Hawaiian Stabilization Fund
By Selected News Articles @ 4:45 PM :: 7934 Views :: DHHL, Ethics, Labor, Rail
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...Judge Chen found that all of the union members' allegations regarding the Hawaiian Stabilization Fund involve state-law causes of action over which the federal court has no jurisdiction....
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 |
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City to Discuss Ala Moana TOD Plan
By News Release @ 2:10 PM :: 5369 Views :: Development, Rail
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...6 p.m., August 27, in the Washington Middle School Cafeteria....
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Tuesday, August 19, 2014 |
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The Incompetence of HART: Cheapest Bid for 9 Stations Comes 75% Over Budget
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 10:28 PM :: 4052 Views :: Rail
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These nine stations are the relatively easy ones to build... A couple of them are in empty fields....
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Monday, August 18, 2014 |
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Not Red Hot: Hawaii Construction Employment Drops 1.4%
By News Release @ 9:01 PM :: 5862 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Rail
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...Rail boss Grabauskas blames "red hot" construction market for rail cost overruns, but....
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Monday, August 11, 2014 |
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2 PRP Candidates Win, 3 More Head to General
By News Release @ 10:57 PM :: 5894 Views :: Labor, Politicians, Rail
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... News Release from PRP Frontgroup "Forward Progress" ....
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Friday, August 1, 2014 |
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State Administrator Admits Federal Highway Dollars in Jeopardy
By News Release @ 8:13 PM :: 5981 Views :: Politicians, Rail, Republican Party
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Unless the State elects a Republican to represent its needs and projects, Hawaii’s current all-Democrat delegation will have no seat in the majority caucus where decisions are made....
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Friday, July 25, 2014 |
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HART Receives $49.5 M GET Revenue, Buys Embossed Column
By News Release @ 10:38 PM :: 3989 Views :: Rail
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"We now have collected nearly $1.3 billion in surcharge revenue for rail construction...."
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Thursday, July 24, 2014 |
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$15.45B Report: 560 Big Construction Projects for Hawaii
By News Release @ 10:04 PM :: 6025 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Rail
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...we identified significant public and private infrastructure projects that are “on the books” over the next 20 years....
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Tuesday, July 15, 2014 |
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TOD Plan to Bulldoze Mayor Wright Homes
By News Release @ 12:59 PM :: 5488 Views :: Development, Rail
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...a Request for Qualifications seeking a master developer for the future mixed-income redevelopment of Mayor Wright Homes....
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Tuesday, July 15, 2014 |
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City to hold Airport TOD Plan community workshop
By News Release @ 12:20 PM :: 5696 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Rail
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The workshop is set for Tuesday, July 22, at the Aliamanu Elementary School Cafeteria, 3265 Salt Lake Boulevard, from 5:30-7:30 p.m....
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Friday, June 20, 2014 |
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Honolulu Rail And The Use Of Eminent Domain
By Robert Thomas @ 8:35 PM :: 4822 Views :: Rail
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...acquiring properties in Honolulu to build Oahu's rail transit system could involve 'judicious' use of eminent domain....
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Saturday, June 14, 2014 |
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You're corrupt so you have no right to say I'm corrupt!
By News Release @ 6:25 PM :: 8909 Views :: Democratic Party, Ethics, Labor, Politicians, Rail
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...Cayetano had claimed PRP's ad campaign tarnished his reputation by unfairly portraying him as corrupt for accepting about $500,000 in illegal campaign contributions during the Democrat's narrow re-election victory over Linda Lingle....
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Friday, June 13, 2014 |
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HART completes 100th column along rail route
By News Release @ 5:35 PM :: 3592 Views :: Rail
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...we have built 100 columns, about 130 foundations and have just put up the first segments of our guideway....
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Monday, June 2, 2014 |
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The Worst of Both: The Rise of High-Cost, Low-Capacity Rail Transit
By Selected News Articles @ 12:27 PM :: 3814 Views :: Rail
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Honolulu is building a 20-mile elevated rail line that costs well over twice as much as the average light rail. Yet those lines will be limited to little (or no) more than light-rail capacities....
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Thursday, May 29, 2014 |
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Aiea: More Condos, Fewer Traffic Lanes, and Toxic Waste
By News Release @ 3:24 AM :: 7623 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Development, Rail
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...1,500 residential units in five towers will be the city’s first catalytic Transit Oriented Development project along the rail route....
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Wednesday, May 28, 2014 |
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CitiBike? No, SillyBike
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 3:15 PM :: 5748 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail
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"CitiBike has put out 6,000 bikes at 325 locations at a cost of $6,833 per bike."
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Tuesday, May 27, 2014 |
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Railroading Paradise: Pro-Rail Sierra Club Releasing Rail Documentary
By News Release @ 5:47 AM :: 5245 Views :: Rail
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Flashback 2012: "Members, Donors Threaten to Resign as Sierra Club Oahu Group Votes to Back Rail"
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Tuesday, May 20, 2014 |
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Dangerous by Design: Hawaii Worst for Elderly Pedestrian Fatalities
By News Release @ 9:15 PM :: 6554 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Rail
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...while older residents age 65+ comprise 13.7 percent of our population, they accounted for nearly 42 percent of pedestrian fatalities across Hawaii....
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Wednesday, May 7, 2014 |
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Finding Probable Violations, Ethics Commission Seeks Jurisdiction Over HART
By News Release @ 6:02 AM :: 5367 Views :: Ethics, Rail
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Over the last several years, the Ethics Commission has faced an increase in complaints of unethical conduct by these individuals....
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Sunday, May 4, 2014 |
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HART 3 Month Take--Another $61.7M from Taxpayers
By News Release @ 1:42 AM :: 4740 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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The half-percent GET surcharge for Oahu, which by law can only be used for Honolulu's rail system, began in January 2007 and is set to expire at the end of 2022....
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Friday, May 2, 2014 |
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Pinata: HART Celebrates Cinco de Mayo With Rail Contractors' Festival
By News Release @ 5:11 PM :: 3632 Views :: Rail
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...designed to bring large prime contractors together with local companies, and to provide the latest information about upcoming construction contracts....
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Tuesday, April 15, 2014 |
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"Modern" Light Rail: Worth the Investment?
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 10:02 PM :: 4031 Views :: Rail
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The answer comes quickly in the introduction of this well-researched article in The Atlantic Cities....
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Monday, April 7, 2014 |
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Why Infrastructure Projects Cost Way More Than They Should
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 11:21 PM :: 7443 Views :: National News, Development, Labor, Rail
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The Atlantic Cities magazine published a condensed analysis of seven main reasons that explain why U.S infrastructure project cost more than elsewhere....
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Saturday, March 22, 2014 |
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Ansaldo Breda Forced to Buy Back Defective Trainsets
By Selected News Articles @ 4:27 PM :: 4971 Views :: Rail
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Under an agreement announced on March 17, AnsaldoBreda will take back all 16 V250s ordered by NS and return €125m to the operator....
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Friday, March 21, 2014 |
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HART Lawyer Gives Last Word on Rail Case
By Robert Thomas @ 6:15 PM :: 3891 Views :: Rail
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Mr. Thornton notes that the decision is one "of national importance for transit and highway projects" because....
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Thursday, March 13, 2014 |
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U.S. District Court's Honolulu Rail Compliance Order – A Slam Dunk
By Robert Thomas @ 4:33 PM :: 5339 Views :: Judiciary, Rail
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...Judge A. Wallace Teshima’s truly final order in the case: the Order on Objection to Notice of Compliance, which coincidentally (or perhaps not) was issued on the same day (February 18, 2014) as the Ninth Circuit opinion....
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014 |
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Concrete Brutality: HART Rail Stations Revealed
By Video @ 11:36 PM :: 4392 Views :: Rail
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HART video shows design for rail stations from Aloha Stadium to Kapolei.
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Wednesday, March 5, 2014 |
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Dead on Arrival: Obama’s FY 2015 Budget includes $250 million for rail
By News Release @ 3:08 AM :: 3847 Views :: Rail
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POLITICO: "Yes, we all know President Barack Obama’s budget is dead on arrival."
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Tuesday, March 4, 2014 |
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Survey: Honolulu Traffic Gets 18% Worse
By News Release @ 7:56 PM :: 5607 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Rail
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As GDP goes up, MPH goes down....
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Tuesday, February 18, 2014 |
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9th Circuit Court: Honolulu Rail Project On Track
By Robert Thomas @ 4:53 PM :: 4303 Views :: Rail
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...the panel held that the FTA and the City did not go wrong when it did not adopt the "Managed Lanes Alternative" or the "bus rapid transit" alternative....
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Friday, February 14, 2014 |
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Bad Company: Honolulu Rail Car Supplier Ansaldo Breda May be Sold, Liquidated
By Andrew Walden @ 5:12 AM :: 7546 Views :: Rail
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...what was left of Ansaldo Breda would turn into a "bad company" to be gradually liquidated....
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Friday, February 14, 2014 |
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Urban Planning for People
By NCPA @ 1:41 AM :: 5127 Views :: Development, Rail
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The “Nirvana” of a transit-, walking-, and cycling-oriented metropolitan area proves to be no Nirvana at all....
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Monday, January 27, 2014 |
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Community Meetings: Kapolei, Pearl City, Aiea Rail Stations
By News Release @ 10:47 PM :: 3896 Views :: Rail
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The meeting to discuss the East Kapolei and UH-West Oahu rail stations is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 28, at the Kapolei Middle School....
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Thursday, January 16, 2014 |
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Prominent labor leader convicted of mortgage fraud
By Malia Zimmerman @ 3:44 PM :: 5871 Views :: Labor, Law Enforcement, Rail
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Perry Artates, a former Maui Hawaiian Homeland commissioner and prominent labor leader, will spend 45 days in federal prison for his role in a mortgage fraud case that left a Maui family homeless....
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Sunday, January 5, 2014 |
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HART Audit Leaves Many Questions Unanswered
By Tom Berg @ 1:23 AM :: 6220 Views :: Ethics, Rail
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...HART came into existence in July, 2012...detailed records related to HART’s predecessor were not readily available during our audit....
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Friday, December 20, 2013 |
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Panos: Helmet Law, Jones Act Repeal Top Wish List for 2014
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 1:58 PM :: 5738 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Jones Act, Rail
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My first transportation wish for 2014: Hawaii needs a motorcycle helmet law....
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Tuesday, December 17, 2013 |
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Auditor: HART Paid $563K to Blogger who said Job was 'Obviously' to Help Pro-Rail Candidates
By Andrew Walden @ 3:47 AM :: 6249 Views :: Ethics, Rail
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"With Pro-Rail Candidates Having Won the Primary Election, 55-to-45 Percent, the Project's Public Involvement Team Obviously Has Been Doing Its Job"
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Friday, December 6, 2013 |
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HART Rail Art Application Illegally Prepared by State Workers
By News Release @ 10:13 PM :: 4891 Views :: Ethics, Rail
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HART had issued an “Art-In Transit Call for Artists,” seeking proposals from artists for art at future rail stations....
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Tuesday, December 3, 2013 |
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HSTA, Hotel Workers Sign Open Letter Calling for Kakaako Development Moratorium
By News Release @ 2:29 PM :: 5180 Views :: Development, Rail
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Law imposing a one-year moratorium on HCDA approval of new projects that renews automatically....
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Wednesday, November 27, 2013 |
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Rail: CH2M Hill Snags $46M General Engineering Contract
By News Release @ 2:19 AM :: 4506 Views :: Rail
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The $46.1 million five-year contract awarded to CH2M Hill, Inc. covers oversight support for design review, scheduling and cost estimating, environmental and planning and interface management....
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Monday, November 25, 2013 |
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HART Audit Reveals $83M Transfer of Federal Funds Kept off Books
By Andrew Walden @ 8:11 PM :: 3972 Views :: Rail
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...one must ask whether the 'mistake' is intended to cover up some violation of Federal requirements attached to the $83M....
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Thursday, November 21, 2013 |
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Transit Spending Slows Urban Growth
By Selected News Articles @ 12:58 PM :: 4864 Views :: Development, Rail
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...regions that spend more money on transit seem to grow slower than regions that spend less....
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