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Rail First Column Is Up!

On Saturday, June 9, the first column for the Honolulu rail transit project was unveiled at Ho`opili. The above ground portion of the column stands 23 feet nine inches high requiring approximately 33 cubic yards of concrete. Mayor Peter Carlisle … Continue reading

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Rail First Column Is Up!

On Saturday, June 9, the first column for the Honolulu rail transit project was unveiled at Ho`opili. The above ground portion of the column stands 23 feet nine inches high requiring approximately 33 cubic yards of concrete. Mayor Peter Carlisle … Continue reading

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Carlisle assails Cayetano bus rapid transit plans – Hawaii News Now – KGMB and KHNL

Honolulu Mayor Peter Carlisle Thursday blasted the bus rapid transit plan being pushed by his mayoral opponent, former Gov. Ben Cayetano, as an alternative to rail transit. via Carlisle, Caldwell assail Cayetanos bus rapid transit plans – Hawaii News Now … Continue reading

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Transit operations debate gets heated between candidates | KHON2 Hawaiis News Leader

Transit operations debate gets heated between candidates | KHON2 Hawaiis News Leader. Mayor Peter Carlisle questions Ben Cayetano’s BRT plan; point out that the EIS of 2003 which Cayetano signed as Governor, and now uses as the basis of his … Continue reading

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Test Event

Title: Test EventLocation: Test LocationLink out: Click hereDescription: This is a test.Start Time: 09.00Date: 2012-05-29End Time: 09.00

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City has much to lose if rail is halted – Hawaii News – Honolulu Star-Advertiser

City has much to lose if rail is halted – Hawaii News – Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Read about the multiple consequences halting rail would have on Honolulu, our finances, resources, employment, and the future for our kids.

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WATCH IT: The 2012 Honolulu Mayoral Debate – Hawaii News Now – KGMB and KHNL

The 2012 Honolulu Mayoral Debate – Hawaii News Now – KGMB and KHNL.

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FACT: THE RAIL PROJECT WILL NOT BANKRUPT THE CITY UNDER MAYOR CARLISLE’S WATCH

FICTION: The rail project will bankrupt the City. FACT: Scare tactics are easy, but not truthful. The construction of rail is financed thru the GET tax that is paid by both residential and visitor spending. Revenue collection estimates, along with … Continue reading

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FACT: MAYOR CARLISLE DID NOT INCREASE PROPERTY TAXES

FICTION: Mayor Carlisle raised property taxes. FACT: In 2010, there were two different categories and rates for residential properties – owner occupied, and non-owner occupied. In 2011, the Honolulu City Council initiated the collapse of these two categories into one … Continue reading

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Excerpts From the SOTC: Rail

Rail We cannot talk about infrastructure and the future of Honolulu without speaking about transportation, and more specifically, the rail project. Honolulu has some of the nation’s worst traffic.  Every artery entering the urban core already experiences traffic bottlenecks – … Continue reading

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