Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell, City Council Chairman Ernie Martin, Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation CEO Dan Grabauskas, and HART board Chairwoman Carrie Okinaga traveled to Washington D.C. to meet with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and other members of the House and Senate appropriations committee regarding the federal funding for the Honolulu Rail Project. The Federal Transit Administration had previously agreed to provide $1.55 billion to the city of Honolulu for the $5.26 billion project. However, there was a slight concern about funding after the project suffered a $14 million hit in federal funding for this year due to sequestration budget cuts. The FTA stated that they that lost money would be made up in subsequent years. Mayor Caldwell stated, “We wanted to come up to D.C. after the election to show a strong leadership team, all working together to move the project forward.”
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 4-24-2013, www.staradvertiser.com
Posted by Jeff Uyemura-Reyes, Broker-in-Charge, Realtor®
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Posted by Jeff Uyemura-Reyes, Broker-in-Charge, Realtor®
Global Executive Realty, LLC
www.myhawaiihomesearch.com
www.myhawaiicondo.com
www.myhawaiidreamhome.com
