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Honolulu Rail: not prosperity for our future.
The oppnents against the Honolulu rail project object their observations to the Honolulu city in council member of transportation by using letters,public speeches, and interviews. Anti-rail citizen of Hawaii believes the cost of rail will be a burned to our nation. The articles and public speeches announce by the citizens of Hawaii that the rail will not decrease traffic congestion, taxes will increase, and the project will affect small businesses as well as culture displays. Opponents against the rail project say the best obsevation is to improve the bus system verses constructing a transit system. The ariticles and speeches of voters convience the city in council members of traspertaion to improve bus lines. Bus Lines will satisfy the citizens of oahu. Therefore constructing newer bus lines will be less expensive to build for our city. The beliefs of anit-rail voters also believe the bus lines will not affect culure displasys, and won't drive away small busineses.Discussion on the debates about the Honolulu rail project still concerns citizens today. Will Hawaii suffer the consequences from building rail, or will rail improve Hawaii's future?
The article from Civil Beat newspaper interviews a private resident from Oahu. A fare skinned woman in her seveties express her beliefs about building a transit system for Honolulu. The womans observation appears to be a strong motive for citizens who are against rail. Melani Kealoha express her belief in the interview. Rail will not eliminate traffic congestion. At least half present of hawaii residents will not use rail, except for tourist. What good would it be if rail travels from Kapolei to town? I am a resident from the north shore area and I work in town. Where does that leave us? The residents from my area will still have to transfer by buses or by their own vehicles to get onto the transit on time. (qted. Jenny Nishigawa B1-B2)
Majority of the citizens of Hawaii who are against the rail project believes that the project will increase tax rate which will affect small businesses. The public speakers who objects this observation to the public against the transit made a statement about Bill 79. BIll 79 is a bill for an ordinance. The Bill is relating to the Executive capital budget, and program for the fiscal years of July 1 2005 to Jun 30, 2006. Amendment NO. 1 (City conuncil and county of Honolulu, Hawaii) Articles of Honolulu former mayor Mufi Hanuman signs the Bill. Hamuman who is dilgently responsible for the rail projent signs the bill with Mont Blanc fountain pen to lauch a new transit project for Honolulu. A reporter says Hahnemann signs more than a dozen of coppies of the bill at the gathering of Kapolei Hale. The members included the city council members of the legislation, and members of several local neighborhood boards who supports Hahaemanns drive for a mass transit. . The quoats of former Mayor Mufi Hahnemann expresses his oppinion to the committee that "It will eluded the people of Honolulu and our lawmakers for 40 Years that we are now on the cusp of a system that is going to dramatically improve our quality of life". (qtd. Rebecca Breyer 2-3)
Using a sorce on the internet brocast public speakers persuades chairman comittee to warn people of hawaii that the state legistrator wants to increase taxes on small businesses; by having a 1% which is 25% of excise tax.("You Tube") People with small businesses will not survive once rail is built.(Andrew Merits) An article inspires some residents on Oahu ("Transit rout tax-break bill puts cart berfore the houre"). Honolulu residents are concern the path of transit passing throught older neighborhoods, which requires housing that will be removed. Land markers are apparently worried that elderly and low income residents would be fored out. A devotion letter sent to council members of honolulu to represent the small business from a sand island business assocation. He shares his observation on why rail should not be built. The associate implies his belief to the city in council members to action and to make changes to our city now verses building a transit system. The associate also represents bill 79, CD1. The associate states "there are other issues to be resolved such as improving service; staggering work hours, limiting parking in central areas of Waikiki and downtown. Also improving capsites like University of Manoa and enervating readershp".(Rodney Kim )
In addtion to the rail project question and reasons aginst the Honolulu rail transit still leads to destruction. The anti-rail voters are concerned about where rail is being built? A private citizen on Oahu questions about the platform and parking when rail is built. "Is the platform going to be like a bus stop? What happens if the city loses power? So what happens if there is a derailment. (qdt. Earl Tanioka 4-5)
An article in Honolulu Star Advertiser reports that city in county of Honolulu is planning to build over barrel grounds. Former Governor Ben Cyatano informed council members in a letter stating " It is illeagal to build on private barrel grounds." (Ben Cyatano) Reports on construction will delay when rail is built. A reporter interviewed Tim lee a private citizen of Hawaii who is against Honolulu rail project. Lee implies "Oahu is to small for a transit system. We are not like the mainland. Our econnomy is not able to construct a big project because we do not have enough landscape".(qtd. Lewis Jeffersonn 12) Reapairs will lead our nation in to depth. John Tashimoto reports in the articles of Honolulu 6 billion rail project will fall in depth for repairs. " The rail will be operating by electricity and that will cost the city at least $3 billion in repairs. If the state alone goes through 356 main brakes a year of sewage and water the approxistimate of money the city is spending is at least 2-3 billion in reapirs. So to calculate the total amout of repairs the city is spending roughly at least $ 5 billion a year in repairs. A reporter interviews former Governor Ben Cayatano to discuss his oabservation for rail. The constructtion on rail is 60ft tall transit structure needed for lines to cross the H-1 freeway to reach Manoa. The residents were "horrified" of pictures that were presented to the public three years ago. The Students disagree to the city and countly purpose of building a rail in the city. (Honolulu Star Bullentin 252) The fainal cost for the rail buget is at least $ 6 billion to complete. Cayatanos' concerns are "How is the city gonna afford to build the project?"(Melisa Zimmerman) Public speakers announce to chiefs and collies that the city and county made a false representation. "Honolulu idea to construct express and hotlines in the need to dcrease traffic faild. Rail will take twice as long to buld, and will only serve at least 95% of people who live along the tracks"(Spencer Kimora)
Do you think transit fares will decrease ridership? A survey written by League of women voters of Honolulu state their aruguments about the transit system. The complete project of rail will not decrease fares. Cost will change with no free transfers, and no free passes for senior citizens. Rail suspose to be easier to travel. Why must we pay more to travel. Ridership must be maximized by serving Ewa Beach, Honolulu Airport, Waikiki, and the University of Hwaii at Maona. (Lesa Fujimora 89) Many students at University of Mano says "shorter rail route upsets students."(Tammy Kanashiro) The students at the University are dissappointed that the city put brakes on the purposed rank to transmit shoter routes to Manoa campus. The Mayor reiterates transit cost issues meeting at UH. (Crystal Kula 262)
Opponents believe when rail is built there will be no retirement funds for employees. Honolulu will not be able to afford a retirement program for employees. The funds for the programs will need to pay at least 8 or 4 billion to create the program. Since the cost is to complete the project is about $6 billion where is the other funds form employmees whos about to retirer.(Ben Caytano)
The League of women voter of Honolulu transit system for Honolulu wrote a survey saying "transit systems are an unpleasent noise. Residernts will complain about not getting to work on time because of the noise. The citizen from other nation who has a transit system in there town syas no comfortable seats. A transit system can also be crowded during the morning times and evening time. the residents of Californa says rail won't be a convenience becouse you still wouldn't beable to get around any small conties. You still would have to take the bus or have a supported vichel to depend on.Thursday, March 1st was a banner day for rail information. First the public was informed by Kevin Dayton of the Star Advertiser that rail will have only 64 seats available for the two car trains and that 254 people will have to stand.Passengers on the train will be traveling some of the longest trips on any U.S. system and more people will be standing than in any rail system in the U.S. with the same kind of seating. The three with trips that long all have far more seats. The trip from East Kapolei to Ala Moana will be 42 minutes.The consultant hired by the FTA to oversee the project, Jacobs Engineering has said they are concerned that not enough people will be willing to make such uncomfortable trips, and that will negatively affect ridership projections and fare revenues.Since this report was received in October, the city has apparently asked Ansaldo to add 12 more seats, so that now only 242 people will have to stand. We are sure that will make a big difference.(Hawaii Reporter)

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A reporter interviews former govonor Ben cayatano. The opposition to improve the buses sysetem will be great source for Hawaii says "improveing buses will be half the cos of travel, and easier to retrieve in most district". (Malia Zimmerman). Also public opponents from UH students says "buses will be cheaper fares, and won't increase our taxes." (Ben Cayatano) The journelist who interviewed former Ben cayatano says " the tanspiration of buses are more cheaper verses rail fares. It will take alot of money to reair the roads then to repavfe it. But the project only takes months to repair it verses years of building a rail system." We dont