By Staff Reports
(Kaneohe)– Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) executive director Daniel Grabauskas will be the featured speaker at the next Kaneohe Business Group general meeting Wednesday, October 24, 2012. In addition, Kaneohe Business Group will recognize the service of Military members by honoring Marine, Sailor and NCO of the quarter.
Daniel Grabauskas was named executive director and CEO of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation on April 9, 2012. He heads the agency responsible for the construction, operation and maintenance of the $5.2 billion rail project.
He previously served as general manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). The oldest and fifth largest multi-modal transportation agency in the United States, the MBTA consists of subway, commuter rail, bus and boat operations throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Grabauskas also served as Secretary of Transportation for the state of Massachusetts, with oversight of a $1.4-billion annual administrative budget and an annual capital budget of more than $1.8 billion. In the cabinet-level role, he had oversight of MBTA, highways and municipal airports.
Grabauskas is a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross and received his MBA from Cornell University.
The meeting will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Pohai Nani Retirement Community second floor meeting room and is open to the public and guests with a $15 fee for lunch (free to members). The deadline for reservations is Monday, October 22. RSVP to Carolyn Nakamura at cnakamur@good-sam.com or 479-8905.