Mayoral election slows feds on funding

An agreement to secure billions for Honolulu’s mass transit project could be set by the end of the year

By Dennis Camire
Special to the Star-Advertiser

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Sep 21, 2012

~~<p>WASHINGTON » Uncertainty about the outcome of the Honolulu mayoral election may have prompted the Federal Transit Authority to delay its decision on whether to award federal funds to the city for its planned rail transit project.</p>
<p>Hawaii officials say they have been told by staff with the FTA that the agency will not sign off on the grant agreement until after the November election.</p>
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WASHINGTON » Uncertainty about the outcome of the Honolulu mayoral election may have prompted the Federal Transit Authority to delay its decision on whether to award federal funds to the city for its planned rail transit project.

Hawaii officials say they have been told by staff with the FTA that the agency will not sign off on the grant agreement until after the November election. Login for more...