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

HART Board Vice Chair Kika Bukoski noted Hanabusa, 74, offered her letter of resignation, effective Tuesday, following her absence from the board’s meeting in August.

In that Sept. 23 letter submitted to Mayor Rick Blangiardi, Hanabusa said: “It is with heavy heart that I submit my letter of resignation from the HART Board of Directors.

“I want to thank you and your administration’s years of support while I served on the Board. I do apologize for not meeting you in person to tender this resignation,” she wrote. “Though the decision was made

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