Conceptual plans showing how Honolulu’s rail project could extend beyond Ala Moana Center to the University of Hawaii in Manoa suggest that any future extension could tremendously alter the shopping center and other properties in the Kapiolani district. Click here for the full story.
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HONOLULU STAR-ADVERTISER: PUBLIC-PRIVATE PACTS FOR RAIL PURSUED →
When I joined the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) some 5-1/2 months ago, it was for three main purposes. First of all, I wanted to see this awesome Honolulu rail transit project through to the start of full operations and passenger service. Click here for the full story.
HONOLULU STAR-ADVERTISER: REDEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES ABOUND FOR STATE LAND NEAR RAIL LINE →
Ideas and objectives for making better use of roughly 1,900 acres owned by the state near 21 planned city rail stations on Oahu have been laid out in a new report by a council formed a little over a year ago. Click here for the full story.
HONOLULU STAR-ADVERTISER: ROC COMES ALIVE AS THE RAIL SYSTEM'S BRAIN AND BELLY →
So much about the rail system now snaking along its 20-mile route lies below the surface — figuratively, given the turbulent history of the project and the various financial and technical challenges of construction. Click here for the full story.