Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann will deliver a "State of the Rail" address tomorrow for an estimated 200 or so invited attendees.

The speech will be delivered at the Mission Memorial Auditorium on the civic center grounds at 1:30 p.m. and it will be broadcast tomorrow night from 6:30 to 7 p.m. on KGMB9 and KHNL. KFVE will rebroadcast the speech on Friday from 9:30 to 10 p.m.
The city is spending $10,000 on air time to broadcast the speech, said city spokesman Bill Brennan. The speech is part of the city’s public involvement effort, he said. The total cost of the event wasn’t immediately available.
The city has spent more than $5.6 million on a public involvement campaign for Honolulu's planned $5.5 billion rail project since August 2005. The Advertiser will broadcast live streaming video of the speech on its Web site.
"The Honolulu Rail Transit Project is one of the most significant infrastructure projects in city history and will provide jobs and a boost to the state economy," Hannemann said today in a statement.
"... My administration is committed to keep the public informed about the project's progress and now is an excellent time to the public know what to expect in the coming months."