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Hanabusa Tapped to Head HART Board

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Daniel Ramirez / Flickr

The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation or HART increased its construction funding request by more than 2.3 billion dollars for the next fiscal year. 

This includes contracts to complete the last 9.3 miles of the transit line from Aloha Stadium to the Ala Moana Shopping Center.  Diane Arakaki is the Chief Financial Officer for HART.

The request includes projected revenue from the General Excise Tax extension.  But the rapidly escalating costs, now at nearly 7 billion dollars, has some HART Board members concerned.  Terrence Lee is Co-Chair of HART’s Finance Committee.

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The request now goes to the Honolulu City Council for consideration.  HART board members also elected former Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa as chair, replacing Don Horner who stepped down last week.  Colbert Matsumoto, who will serve the remainder of Horner’s term, was also sworn in as the newest HART board member.  

Wayne Yoshioka
Wayne Yoshioka is an award-winning journalist who has worked in television, print and radio in Hawaiʻi. He also has been on both sides of politics as a state departmental appointee and political/government reporter. He covered Hurricane Iwa (1982) as a TV reporter; was the State Department of Defense/Civil Defense spokesperson for Hurricane Iniki (1992); and, commanded a public affairs detachment in Afghanistan (2006). He has a master's degree in Communication from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and is a decorated combat veteran (Legion of Merit, Bronze Star and 22 other commendation/service medals). He resides in Honolulu.
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