The Honolulu Rail Project may resume as early as September 16, 2013, now that the State Historic Preservation Division and the Board of Land and Natural Resources has given their approval on the completed archaeological survey. The project came to a halt at the of 2012, when the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled that all of the archaeological work needed to be completed before construction could begin. Executive Director for the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation, Dan Grabauskas, stated, "This approval is a major step forward. Getting back to work after the yearlong legal delay is essential to completing the project on time and on budget that's our goal." The Rail Project still needs to receive a "special management area" permit from the Honolulu City Council. HART hopes that the City Council's Committee on Zoning and Planning would be able to hold a special session prior to the Council's next general meeting on September 11, 2013.
Opponents of the Honolulu Rail Project are still waiting to hear from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on a federal lawsuit that they had filed to stop the project.
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 8-31-2013, www.staradvertiser.com
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