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This resolution requests the United States Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy to initiate a performance review of the Honolulu Rail Transit Project (Rail Project), a major public transportation infrastructure initiative in Hawaii. The resolution highlights that the Rail Project is the most expensive publicly funded project in the state, with significant challenges including massive cost overruns and extensive delays. Originally projected to cost $5.5 billion and be completed by 2020, the project is now estimated to cost $12.45 billion and is not expected to be finished until 2030. The resolution notes that the project has received federal funding through a Full Funding Grant Agreement, with over $1.1 billion already distributed and an additional $364 million pending. The request for a performance review is based on the 2024 Amended Full Funding Grant Agreement (Amended FFGA) and follows a similar review initiated for the California High-Speed Rail Project. The resolution aims to determine whether satisfactory progress is being made to complete the Rail Project and requests that certified copies of the resolution be sent to key stakeholders including the Transportation Secretary, Federal Transit Administration, the project's management oversight consultant, and the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transit's leadership.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HR&billnumber=74&year=2025