Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation

Lori Kahikina will continue serving as the head of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation — and will do so with a sizable raise. Her current contract was set to expire at the end of the year.

The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation has awarded a construction contract for the rail's last guideway segment from Middle Street to Kakaʻako. HPR's Catherine Cruz talks with HART CEO Lori Kahikina about building the nearly $10 billion public transportation system.

HART's CEO discusses next steps for Honolulu's rail system; We look closer at levels of post-pandemic utility disconnections; Malu i Ka ‘Ulu talks about psychological problems related to fire survivors living in mid-term housing; A Maui music nonprofit shares why they're closing the curtain this weekend

The City Center Guideway and Stations contract, which also includes six rail stations, has been awarded to the California-based Tutor Perini Corporation, one of the biggest construction companies in the country.

The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation board voted unanimously to offer CEO and Executive Director Lori Kahikina a minimum three-year contract to continue as the leader of the rail project.

With a year of Skyline rail operation behind us, the next leg is slated to open in late 2025. Are we on schedule? For that, The Conversation talked to HART CEO Lori Kahikina.

Last week the Human Resource Committee for HART's board decided to discuss and vote on CEO Lori Kahikina’s contract in a full board meeting on June 21. The committee also agreed to share testimony it had received about her contract with the full board for review.

The HART board approved the amended financial plan two years ago, but the agreement was finally completed in February. This is the first funding under the agreement that HART has received since 2017.

Of the 19 trainsets already delivered, 12 are fully tested and have been turned over to the Honolulu Department of Transportation Services.

Small business owners impacted by rail construction will soon be able to receive up to $10,000 a year to make up for drops in revenue. Although the utility relocation in the Dillingham corridor is expected to be completed by early 2026, building the columns and stations may take years. HPR's Ashley Mizuo reports.