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Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation
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- Type
- Transit authority — Semi-autonomous authority of the City and County of Honolulu, a component unit of the City; plans and builds the Skyline rail transit system and hands completed segments to the Department of Transportation Services
- Market · Region
- United States · Hawaii
- Open tenders
- 0
- Technology areas
- Track & civil, Signalling & train control, Digital operations, Rolling-stock hardware
Builds Skyline, Honolulu's driverless elevated metro; the City's transport department runs it.
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Plans, designs and constructs Skyline, the fully automated elevated light metro from East Kapolei to Civic Center, procures the guideway, station, utility relocation and core systems contracts, and manages the FTA Full Funding Grant Agreement.
- Type
- Transit authority — Semi-autonomous authority of the City and County of Honolulu, a component unit of the City; plans and builds the Skyline rail transit system and hands completed segments to the Department of Transportation Services
- Where
- Hawaii · Honolulu
- Programmes
- FTA Capital Investment Grants
- Technology areas
- Track & civil, Signalling & train control, Digital operations, Rolling-stock hardware
Structure
- regulated by HDOT — HDOT is the FTA-certified State Safety Oversight agency for the Honolulu rail project (active · since 2018-03-19)
- funded by FTA — Full Funding Grant Agreement HI-03-0047, Honolulu Rail Transit Project, amended February 2024 (active · since 2012-12-20)
- operated by DTS — DTS operates and maintains the Skyline segments HART builds and hands over (active)
- funded by FTA — CIG award HI-2023-013 for construction professional services, September 2023 (active)
Who holds what here
- awarded Tutor Perini — Design option for the Civic Center to Ala Moana extension (active · since 2025-10-24)
- awarded Tutor Perini — City Center Guideway and Stations design-build contract (Segment 3) (active · since 2024-08-15)
- awarded Hitachi Rail — Skyline core systems and operations and maintenance contract, signed 2011 with Ansaldo Honolulu JV, now Hitachi Rail Honolulu JV (active · since 2011-11-28)
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Sources for these relationships (16)
- ○ Civil Beat: HART approves design work to continue rail to Ala Moana · Civil Beat (Secondary; HART board documents not reachable): board unanimously approved exercising a $53.25m option with Tutor Perini to design the Kakaaako to Ala Moana extension; option expires August 2027; existing contract $1.659bn; extension build estimated at $1.6bn and unfunded (published 2025-10-24 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● HART Board of Directors page · HART board page: board composition, committee charters (Project Oversight Committee reviews change orders over $1m and oversees transition of operations to DTS), meeting calendar, board document folder (published undated · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● HART Rail FAQs · HART FAQ: HART oversees design and construction, the City's Department of Transportation Services oversees operations and maintenance; Segments 1 and 2 open; Segment 3 under construction for 2030 completion and 2031 service; extension to Ala Moana unfunded (published undated · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● HART The Project page · HART project page: Skyline is 18.9 miles and 19 stations East Kapolei to Civic Center under the 2022 Recovery Plan; milestone timeline from 2005 to April 2026; FFGA and Recovery Plan documents linked (published undated · checked 2026-10-08)
- ○ Hawaii Business: The Three Largest Rail Contracts · Hawaii Business (Secondary): Hitachi Rail Honolulu JV core systems contract listed at $1.610bn for design, construction, operation and maintenance, of which about $823m is operations and maintenance, which is the City's DTS responsibility (published undated · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● Hitachi Rail release: Skyline Segment 2 opening · Hitachi release: Segment 2 of Skyline opened with four new stations, passenger service from 16 October 2025, Segment 3 anticipated by 2031, Hitachi to continue in operations of the system; handover of Segment 2 to DTS (published 2025-10-15 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● HART release: $125m federal funding received, 25 Apr 2024 · HART news release: $125m received from FTA on 24 April 2024 under the amended FFGA; original 2012 FFGA grant of $1.55bn, about $806m received before this release (published 2024-04-25 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● HART release: CCGS contract awarded, 15 Aug 2024 · HART news release: contract for City Center Guideway and Stations awarded to Tutor Perini Corporation at a price of about $1.66bn; six stations, about three miles of guideway, completion 2030; next $250m of federal funding released on award (published 2024-08-15 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● HART release: CCGS notice to proceed, 7 Oct 2024 · HART news release: notice to proceed issued to Tutor Perini for the roughly $1.66bn CCGS contract; construction complete 2030, transfer to the Department of Transportation Services in 2031 (published 2024-10-07 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● HART release: core systems contract signed with Ansaldo Honolulu JV, 2011 · HART news release: core systems contract signed 28 November 2011 with Ansaldo Honolulu JV; $1.4bn awarded March 2011, $574m for 80 vehicles and train control, $830m for 14 years of operations and maintenance (published 2011-11-29 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● HART release: amended FFGA signed, 2 Feb 2024 · HART news release: amended Full Funding Grant Agreement signed with FTA, reaffirming $744m of federal funding; initial $125m released, next $250m on CCGS award (published 2024-02-02 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● HART advisory: counterclaim to Hitachi lawsuit, 11 Dec 2025 · HART media advisory: HART's response and counterclaim to Hitachi's 17 November 2025 delay-damages lawsuit; HART's Contracting Officer's Decision of 14 November 2025 rejected most of Hitachi's claims (published 2025-12-11 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● HART release: Hawaii SSO programme certified, 19 Mar 2018 · HART news release: FTA certified Hawaii's State Safety Oversight Program; the Hawaii Department of Transportation provides safety oversight of the Honolulu rail project (published 2018-03-19 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● USAspending award HI-2023-013 · FTA Capital Investment Grants award, $63.75m, supplanting local share in FFGA grant HI-03-0047-04 for professional services during construction, period 25 Sep 2023 to 29 Aug 2024 (published 2023-09-25 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● USAspending award HI-03-0047 · FTA Capital Investment Grants award HI-03-0047 to City and County of Honolulu, Honolulu Rail Transit Project; Amendment 05 for the truncated 18.9-mile scope, $125m of FY2022 Section 5309 funding; total funding $5,077,721,046; period to 31 Mar 2031 (published 2024-02-12 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● USAspending award HI-2025-001 · FTA state safety oversight grant to the Hawaii Department of Transportation, $0.93m, professional services for the State Safety Oversight Program covering the Honolulu Skyline rail system, period to 28 Feb 2027 (published 2024-12-26 · checked 2026-10-08)
Tenders
| Tender | Status | Value band | Next key date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Segment 3 Extension Design, Ala Moana | Awarded | $25–100m | |
| City Center Guideway and Stations (Segment 3) | In execution | over $1bn | Awarded August 2024 |
| Skyline Core Systems and Operations Contract | In execution | over $1bn | Awarded March 2011 |
| Honolulu Rail Transit Full Funding Grant Agreement | In execution | over $1bn | |
| Downtown Utility Relocation (CCUR III) | In execution | $100–500m | Awarded May 2022 |
| Dillingham Utility Relocation (CCUR IV) | In execution | just under $500m (HART) | Awarded August 2022 |
| FTA ARP Grant HI-2022-005 | In execution | $25–100m | Awarded June 2022 |
| FTA CIG Grant HI-2023-013 | In execution | $25–100m | Awarded September 2023 |
| FTA Project Oversight Grant HI-2023-012 | In execution | $25–100m | Awarded September 2023 |
| FTA Utility Relocation Grant HI-2024-013 | In execution | $5–25m | Awarded September 2024 |
| Station and Park-and-Ride Construction Packages | Planned | $500m–1bn |
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- Award history (8)
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- Portals (7)
- Published contacts (3)
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14 sources · all primary
- ● HART About page · HART about page: HART is responsible for planning and construction of the rail system for the City and County of Honolulu, governed by a board established under the Revised Charter (published undated · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● HART The Project page · HART project page: Skyline is 18.9 miles and 19 stations East Kapolei to Civic Center under the 2022 Recovery Plan; milestone timeline from 2005 to April 2026; FFGA and Recovery Plan documents linked (published undated · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● HART Active Procurements page · HART Procurement Center: Pouhala Station Makai Entrance bid (advertised 6 Jul 2026, due 17 Sep 2026) and Real Estate Consultant IV (due 20 Aug 2026) listed; no goods or services solicitations; documents behind a free login (published undated · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● HART Awards page · HART Procurement Center awards page: awarded procurements held in an embedded document folder that does not render without scripts (published undated · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● HART Board of Directors page · HART board page: board composition, committee charters (Project Oversight Committee reviews change orders over $1m and oversees transition of operations to DTS), meeting calendar, board document folder (published undated · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● HART Events Calendar · HART events calendar: next Board of Directors meeting listed for 23 October 2026 (published undated · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● HART Reports and Documents page · HART reports page: monthly progress reports and FTA/PMOC reports held in embedded document folders that do not render without scripts (published undated · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● HART release: CCGS contract awarded, 15 Aug 2024 · HART news release: contract for City Center Guideway and Stations awarded to Tutor Perini Corporation at a price of about $1.66bn; six stations, about three miles of guideway, completion 2030; next $250m of federal funding released on award (published 2024-08-15 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● HART release: amended FFGA signed, 2 Feb 2024 · HART news release: amended Full Funding Grant Agreement signed with FTA, reaffirming $744m of federal funding; initial $125m released, next $250m on CCGS award (published 2024-02-02 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● HART release: Dillingham utility relocation awarded, 18 Aug 2022 · HART news release: Dillingham Boulevard utility relocation contract awarded to Nan, Inc., valued at just under $500m, bid about 3% below the independent cost estimate (published 2022-08-18 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● HART release: core systems contract signed with Ansaldo Honolulu JV, 2011 · HART news release: core systems contract signed 28 November 2011 with Ansaldo Honolulu JV; $1.4bn awarded March 2011, $574m for 80 vehicles and train control, $830m for 14 years of operations and maintenance (published 2011-11-29 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● HART advisory: open house for upcoming procurements, 12 May 2026 · HART media advisory: contractor open house on 19 May 2026 for upcoming construction procurements totalling approximately $500m: Waipahu Station Makai Entrance, Pearl Highlands Transit Center and Ramp, East Kapolei Park and Ride (900 stalls), UH West Oahu Park and Ride (1,100 stalls) (published 2026-05-12 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● HART release: APTA Innovation Award for Skyline, 7 Oct 2026 · HART news release: City and County of Honolulu receives APTA Innovation Award for Skyline, the first fully automated light metro in the United States; automated train control and platform screen gates (published 2026-10-07 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● HART news feed (WordPress JSON) · HART news posts listed with dates through the WordPress posts endpoint, used to date the releases cited (published 2026-10-07 · checked 2026-10-08)
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