Spent over 3 weeks on Oahu last month. The transportation system is quite poor. It’s not a t-system it’s just long parking lots. It was a semi-vacation and probably my last trip for a while if not ever to the islands. For a place you never have to worry about extreme cold or heat, they are too auto dependent. It’s a unique place in that land is scarce and what little there isn’t usually flat. It requires creative design and use. That, they do not have.
There is only so much a state can do when Rats are in charge.