Colleen Hanabusa, chairperson of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation board of directors, is resigning from the body that governs the construction of the more than $10 billion Skyline rail project, officials announced at today’s HART meeting.

HART Board Vice Chair Kika Bukoski noted Hanabusa, 74, had recently submitted her letter of resignation, effective Tuesday, following her absence from prior board meetings.

No reason or cause was immediately given at the meeting for Hanabusa’s departure from the board that she has served on since her appointment by Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi in 2021.

“Colleen has made tremendous contributions to this board and to this project and again to HART in general,” Bukoski said at the meeting. “And I’m going to miss her on the board.”

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