Emails suggest problems with rail

Former Gov. Cayetano releases documents that show federal officials had concerns

By Kevin Dayton / kdayton@staradvertiser.com

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Mar 14, 2012

~~<p>Former Gov. Ben Cayetano on Tuesday released internal emails from the Federal Transit Administration that question whether some steps taken to advance the city rail project were done properly or complied with federal environmental law.</p>
<p>Another internal email distributed at a Cayetano news conference criticized what one FTA staff member described as the city's "lousy practices of public manipulation" in connection with the rail project.</p>
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Former Gov. Ben Cayetano on Tuesday released internal emails from the Federal Transit Administration that question whether some steps taken to advance the city rail project were done properly or complied with federal environmental law.

Another internal email distributed at a Cayetano news conference criticized what one FTA staff member described as the city's "lousy practices of public manipulation" in connection with the rail project. Login for more...