Oahu, HI – Charter/Constitutional Amendment, Nov. 2010

Oahu, HI

Election Date: November 2, 2010
Type: Charter/Constitutional Amendment
Revenue Type:
Transit Revenue Explanation:
Outcome: Win for Transit
Results: Approved, 63%-27%

The Oahu City Council has decided to place a measure on the ballot this November asking voters whether the city should create a semiautonomous Public Transit Authority. If approved, the new transit authority would oversee Honolulu's planned $5 billion rail transit system. The new transit authority would operate independently from the City Council with a total of six members. The city council would appoint three members and the mayor would appoint the other three members.