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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Honolulu\u2019s rail system is moving into a pivotal new phase \u2014 and Spotlight Now is digging into what comes next for Skyline, from construction through town to what riders can expect as service expands.<\/p>\n

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Lori Kahikina, Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) executive director and CEO, will give a big-picture update on where rail construction stands, what major work is coming next, and how HART plans to manage schedule, costs, and community impacts as the line pushes into the urban core.<\/p>\n

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Jon Nouchi, director of transit for the Honolulu Department of Transportation Services (DTS), will focus on how Skyline is operating so far \u2014 ridership and rider experience \u2014 and how the city is planning bus connections, station access, and overall transit service as rail expands toward town.<\/p>\n

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Spotlight Now previews major updates on Skyline: where construction stands, what\u2019s next toward town, and how service and connections are evolving for riders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1437,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nSpotlight Now: What\u2019s next for Skyline as rail construction reaches town - Hawaii Moving Insider<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1438\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Spotlight Now: What\u2019s next for Skyline as rail construction reaches town - 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