In a decision issued yesterday by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, the court affirmed the ruling issued by District Court Judge Tashima, refusing to issue a preliminary injunction stopping construction of the Honolulu Rail Project
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Huge Changes to Hawaii Contractor Licensing Before 2014 Legislators
By Anna Oshiro on
In the 2013 legislative session, the senate passed Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 84, Senate Draft 1 (2013) ("Resolution"), which requested that the Contractors License Board ("Board") conduct an assessment of each of the contractor licensing classifications under chapter 444, Hawaii Revised Statutes ("HRS"), and chapter 77, Hawaii Administrative Rules ("HAR"), and prepare a report that evaluates…
Rail has Resumed but Could Be Delayed by Court Ruling Timing
By Anna Oshiro on
HART executive director Dan Grabauskas has warned that delay of a decision from the federal court of appeals could once again suspend construction on the rail project. The lawsuit filed by former governor Ben Cayetano and others, is on appeal and oral arguments were heard in San Francisco in August of last year, and the…