Stay informed and up to date on the Hawaii Legislature and the legislators that you voted for. On Tuesday the Hawaii Legislature is set to act on hundreds of bills as lawmakers near the halfway mark of the 2019 session. The bills include measures that increase the minimum wage to $15 by 2022, enact voting … More Here’s What’s Not Passing The Hawaii Legislature This Year
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – The state’s preliminary plan for protecting Pali Highway townbound drivers from rockfalls includes extending the tunnel over existing lanes and reinforcing the slope with mesh. Officials have estimated that addressing the hazard will cost about $15 million and could take months to complete. The rockfall that prompted the closure of the townbound … More Proposal to address Pali Highway rockfall hazard includes tunnel extension
A longtime local construction industry leader will replace Colleen Hanabusa on the board overseeing Oahu’s financially troubled rail project. Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell announced his pick of Glenn Nohara to join the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation board Friday, just as Hanabusa stepped down after nearly a year and a half with the agency. Read … More Construction exec to join rail board
Every VOTE Counts! Remember – Primary Election Day is on August 13, 2016 If you have already voted by absentee ballot, Mahalo! For those of you voting by early walk-in, remember you only have TODAY (Thursday, August 11) to do so If you haven’t registered yet, you can REGISTER and VOTE TODAY! Click here for more information on … More Every VOTE Counts
Hawaii has increased the penalties for employers who do not to adhere to state labor laws. On July 1, Gov. David Ige approved stricter punishments for companies who fail to meet the requirements for workers’ compensation insurance, temporary disability insurance, and breaking prevailing wage laws on public construction projects. Act 187, in part, increases the … More Significant Increases In Labor Law Penalties
The Supreme Court approved the Koa Ridge project yesterday, clearing the way for thousands of jobs and 3500 homes for local residents and ending three long years of litigation. Construction is anticipated to begin construction next year with the first set of homes being built by 2018. Yesterday’s ruling means jobs for our union brothers and … More Thousands of jobs and homes for local residents
In April 2015, the Department of Transportation picked Hawaiian Dredging Construction Co., Inc. for a $290 million project on Maui that included roadway improvements and building the Consolidated Car Rental (CONRAC) Facility at Kahului Airport. In December 2015, that amount was raised another $41,394,018, making the project worth $331,394,018 for the year, thus making HDCC … More Congratulations to Hawaiian Dredging
HART CEO Dan Grabauskas answers community questions about rail transit. The recent projected cost increases are due in part to lengthy legal challenges and the construction and other delays they caused, which have resulted in HART now calling for bids at a time when construction costs have risen dramatically and are now among the highest … More What are the major reasons the rail project’s costs have gone up?
Ho‘opili was designed to provide reduced commutes, which means more time doing what you enjoy with the people you love–even if that’s just sleeping in. Nearly 80 percent of Ho‘opili will be connected to transit, whether by two planned rail stops, high level and expanded bus service, or networks of bike paths. With many employment … More Reduced Commutes with Hoopili
Congratulations to one of our own, Road and Highway Builders, for securing the $61.0 million project on the Big Island. Sterling Construction Company, Inc. today announced that its affiliate, signatory contractor Road and Highway Builders, LLC (RHB), is the apparent low bidder on a $61.0 million Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) project to perform reconstruction work on … More Congratulations to Road and Highway Builders
