Honolulu Rail Transit Project
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2018 LCV Cities Tour” in Hawaii from August 14-26, 2018, to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Charter Spectrum cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on Book TV on C-SPAN2.
Honolulu’s Rail Transit project is the largest public works project in Hawaii’s history. It is a 20-mile long rapid transit system intended to help address… read more
Honolulu’s Rail Transit project is the largest public works project in Hawaii’s history. It is a 20-mile long rapid transit system intended to help address growing traffic congestion on the island of Oahu. Civil Beat staff writer Marcel Honoré, who covers transportation issues for the online newspaper, explained why the four-decade long construction project has been the source of controversy.
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2018 LCV Cities Tour” in Hawaii from August 14-26, 2018, to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Charter Spectrum cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on Book TV on C-SPAN2. close
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