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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 :: 5451 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 :: 4110 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 :: 4538 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 :: 8545 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 :: 5541 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 :: 4424 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 :: 6007 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 :: 5033 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 :: 4413 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 :: 6339 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 :: 4825 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 :: 8219 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 :: 5755 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 :: 4509 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 :: 6783 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 :: 6918 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 :: 6561 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 :: 6990 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 :: 5466 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 :: 5871 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 :: 5074 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 :: 4483 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 :: 5494 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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Tuesday, November 19, 2013 |
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UPDATE: Audit of HART Propaganda Machine to be Released in December
By Tom Berg @ 4:10 PM :: 7299 Views :: Rail
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The Council was told the audit would take less than a year to bring forth findings--so where is it?
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Friday, November 15, 2013 |
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Who Can Afford Kakaako Workforce Housing?
By News Release @ 11:13 PM :: 7183 Views :: Development, Rail
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Another hearing on the 801 South Street project will be held on Tuesday November 19 at 5:30 pm and a final hearing and decision making follows on Tuesday December 4....
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Friday, November 15, 2013 |
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For USA, Honolulu, LA, SF, Seattle Among World's 20 Worst Traffic Cities
By Selected News Articles @ 3:37 PM :: 6032 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Rail
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Los Angeles continues to be the most congested urban area in the United States, with an excess travel time of 35 percent. San Francisco (32 percent), Seattle, and much smaller Honolulu (tied at 28 percent)....
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Thursday, November 14, 2013 |
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Making TOD Happen: City Launches 'I Wish' Photo Campaign
By News Release @ 7:49 PM :: 5946 Views :: Development, Rail
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Some of the photos will be on display at the “Making TOD Happen” symposium set for 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Neal Blaisdell Center....
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Thursday, November 7, 2013 |
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New lawsuit alleges former gubernatorial appointee’s involvement in financial shenanigans at union
By Malia Zimmerman @ 7:08 PM :: 9821 Views :: DHHL, Ethics, Labor, Rail
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Hit men, Yakuza, Hells Angels, the Chinese crime syndicate and Hawaii politicians....
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Wednesday, November 6, 2013 |
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TomTom: Honolulu 6th Worst Traffic in N. America
By News Release @ 11:14 PM :: 5196 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Rail
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TomTom Traffic Index aims to provide the general public, industry and policy makers with unique and unbiased information about congestion levels in urban areas....
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Monday, November 4, 2013 |
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Panos: Fighting Boondoggles--Honolulu Rail Transit
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 5:21 PM :: 4574 Views :: Rail
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... presented at the 2013 American Dream conference in Washington, D.C. in mid-October ....
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Friday, November 1, 2013 |
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Honolulu Planning Dep’t: “Making TOD Happen”
By News Release @ 4:54 AM :: 5939 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Rail
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Saturday, November 16, 2013, at the Neal Blaisdell Center....
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Wednesday, October 30, 2013 |
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Lawsuit: Gangsters Terrorize Union Members Forced to Fund Illegal Pro-Rail PAC Headed by Hawaiian Homes Commissioner
By Selected News Articles @ 3:33 PM :: 12813 Views :: DHHL, Ethics, Labor, Rail
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...Union of Operating Engineers cavorts with international crime syndicates, spends union dues illegally and intimidates dissenters with threats of violence....
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Monday, October 28, 2013 |
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HART to receive $63.7 million in GET surcharge revenue
By News Release @ 5:22 PM :: 3986 Views :: Rail
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The $63,791,074 collected for the project from July through September marks the highest quarterly total received by HART to date....
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Friday, October 25, 2013 |
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Kapolei NB Passes Anti-Rail Resolution
By News Release @ 10:11 PM :: 7857 Views :: Rail
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This resolution passed entire neighborhood board by a vote of 6-2....
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Thursday, October 17, 2013 |
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Rail: Judge Tashima Must Rule on Beretania Street Tunnel
By Honolulu Traffic @ 3:00 PM :: 5388 Views :: Rail
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Judge Tashima still has to rule on whether the Beretania Street Tunnel is a viable alternative....
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Thursday, October 10, 2013 |
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Rail: Let Them Eat Cake
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 12:28 AM :: 5951 Views :: Rail
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Honolulu's public is starved for traffic congestion relief. The power elite has responded with let them have rail....
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Saturday, October 5, 2013 |
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Rail Burns Thru $256M in 12 months with no Construction
By Honolulu Traffic @ 1:39 AM :: 4600 Views :: Rail
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Of that amount $166 million was for professional services and that was likely all for Parsons Brinckerhoff....
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Thursday, October 3, 2013 |
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Honolulu Roads 13th Worst in Nation, Cost Drivers $598 per year
By News Release @ 7:15 PM :: 5987 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail
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Forty-three percent of major roads in the Honolulu urban area are in poor condition, costing area drivers $598 each year....
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Thursday, October 3, 2013 |
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Panos: Ten Plus One Reasons Why I Do Not Support The Honolulu Rail Project
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 3:20 PM :: 7198 Views :: Rail
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Among all travel options on Oahu, mass transit serves 6% of the travelers, just slightly above the U.S average of 5%....
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Tuesday, September 3, 2013 |
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Back on track? HI public works project to restart after year-long delay
By Malia Zimmerman @ 2:36 PM :: 4411 Views :: Rail
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The city’s Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation will resume construction this month....
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Friday, August 30, 2013 |
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State approves rail project's archaeological reports
By News Release @ 7:47 PM :: 4237 Views :: Rail
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The State Historic Preservation Division (SHPD) has approved the archaeological survey reports for the Honolulu rail transit project, and cleared the way for permit applications....
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Friday, August 16, 2013 |
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Rail Appeal Hearing: Judges Focus on Jurisdictional Issues
By Robert Thomas @ 4:48 AM :: 5703 Views :: Rail
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it looks like at least two of the three judges are very skeptical whether there was an appeal able final order in the case....
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Tuesday, August 13, 2013 |
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Pricey Honolulu rail project faces more legal hurdles
By Malia Zimmerman @ 5:28 PM :: 5232 Views :: Rail
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“If the judges apply the law I believe we will win.” -- Ben Cayetano
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Tuesday, August 13, 2013 |
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Watch Honolulu Rail Appeal Live From SF 11AM Thursday
By Honolulu Traffic @ 3:18 PM :: 4318 Views :: Rail
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Ninth Circuit Appeals Court hearing will last about one hour or less....
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Monday, August 12, 2013 |
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DLNR Seeks Applications for SHPD Administrator
By News Release @ 5:21 PM :: 5782 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Rail
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Closing date for applications is August 30, 2013....
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Monday, August 12, 2013 |
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Rail: The remaining issues still before Judge Tashima
By Honolulu Traffic @ 1:11 PM :: 4778 Views :: Rail
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the Judge ruled that the FTA and the City undertake the following....
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Thursday, August 8, 2013 |
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Ninth Circuit Rail Appeal Preview
By Robert Thomas @ 5:13 PM :: 4918 Views :: Rail
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Here's the latest on the federal court action....
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Wednesday, August 7, 2013 |
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OR&L, Doors Star in New Anti-Rail Video
By Tom Berg @ 3:18 PM :: 4816 Views :: Rail
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the day rail is operative your sewers, water, bus, roads, and parks get bled dry ....
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Thursday, August 1, 2013 |
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Rail: Will Honolulu be the Next Detroit?
By Selected News Articles @ 9:32 PM :: 5759 Views :: Rail
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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered an expedited hearing for the federal rail lawsuit on August 15th....
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