The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation board of directors held its first meeting Friday, selecting its officers and approving various measures.
Carrie Okinaga was named the board’s chairwoman. She previously served as the City and County of Honolulu’s corporation counsel. Ivan Lui-Kwan, who serves as an attorney and director with Starn O’Toole Marcus Fisher Starn O’Toole Marcus Fisher Latest from The Business Journals Six Honolulu rail authority board members namedHilton sues state, Star-Beachboys over concessionsA.G. Mark Bennett joining Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher Follow this company , was appointed vice chairman of the board.
Other members on the board are:
• William “Buzz” Hong, retired executive director of the Hawaii Building and Construction Trades Council;
• Don Horner, chairman and CEO of First Hawaiian Bank First Hawaiian Bank Latest from The Business Journals PEOPLE WHO MAKE HAWAII WORKWhat would you ask Hawaii’s commercial bankers?Bankers doing more commercial RE lending Follow this company ;
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• Damien Kim, business manager and financial secretary of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1186.
Ex-officio members on the board are:
• Wayne Yoshioka, director of the city’s Department of Transportation Services;
• Glenn Okimoto, director of the state Department of Transportation;
• David Tanoue, director of the city’s Department of Planning and Permitting. Tanoue serves as a non-voting member,
In addition, the rail project’s current general manager, Toru Hamayasu, is serving as the interim executive director. A national search is under way for a permanent executive director, according to a statement from the board.
At the meeting, the board approved the transit authority’s $354.7 million capital budget and its $20.5 million operating budget. The board also approved financial, …
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