Digging and reporting the facts about the true nature of the Honolulu Rail project has been no easy task. Getting honest answers from HART and the Mayors Office in the past has been very difficult for news reporters, and concerned critics of the rail project. Mark Coleman, a seasoned local reporter sits down with Tim […]
Drama in Paradise
Tune In For Talk Story With Former Governor John Waihee As He Welcomes Former Legislator Blake Oshiro To Discuss A Drama In Paradise. We Hear An Analysis On The Amazing Ousting Of Jill Tokuda As Chair Of Senate Ways And Means Over The Issue Of Funding For Rail. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet […]
Being Hypnotized by HART? Transportation Insights with Panos Prevedouros
In this episode of Moving Hawaii Forward, Tim Apicella welcomes Dr. Panos Prevedouros, Professor of Transportation and Chairman of the Civil Engineering Department of the University of Hawaii (UH Manoa), to cover a variety of topics ranging from the Honolulu rail boondoggle, Hoopili traffic impacts, smart city street intersections and rapid transit with Panos Prevedouros. […]
The Rail Surcharge – Happily Paying for HART?
Tim Apicella hits the street to hear what Hawaii’s commuters think about paying for the Honolulu Rail. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming earlier shows through the night. Check us out any time for great content and great community. Our vision […]
Hawaii Transportation and Traffic – Are We Ready for the Rail?
To learn what Hawaii’s commuters think about the Honolulu Rail, Tim Apicella asks some residents downtown what they think about traffic congestion and the cost of the HART project. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming earlier shows through the night. Check […]
Honolulu Rail Alternative Facts
As the host of Moving Hawaii Forward, Tim Apicella gives us something to think about when it comes to paying taxes for the Honolulu Rail Project’s continuously growing costs as the HART budget goes off the rails. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, […]
The Rail Surcharge
In what can only be described as a victory for the people, the Hawaii State Legislature is perilously close to an act of common sense when it comes to the rail surcharge. Call it an attack of self-awareness — or perhaps self-preservation — but a number of our state senators and representatives have realized that […]
Problems with the Rail Initiative – Indebted to the HART
Randy Roth of the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii joins Jay Fidell on Community Matters to share his recent writings on the problems with the rail initiative and what can be done about it. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday […]
A New Term at City Hall with Jesse Broder Van Dyke
As the communications director for the office of Mayor Kirk Caldwell, Jesse Broder Van Dyke updates us on issues facing Honolulu, including homelessness, infrastructure, rail and how the national elections will affect our city and county. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then […]
A New HART for Hawaii – Potential for Rail?
The HART rail line by itself does nothing to change the urban population dynamics nor culture nor arts nor education nor food. Ray shares ideas and potential for an urban renaissance in Honolulu, by making the rail stations themselves micro-destinations, wonderful places to go to — and then revive the surrounding area with new businesses, […]