Federal judge issues mixed ruling on Honolulu rail

Published November 2, 2012 3:46am ET



HONOLULU (AP) — A federal judge issued a mixed ruling Thursday on a lawsuit filed by former Hawaii governor and current Honolulu mayoral candidate Ben Cayetano and others to stop the city’s rail line.

Honolulu violated federal law by failing to identify above-ground traditional cultural properties before deciding where to build the line, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Wallace Tashima said in his ruling.

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