Lived in Kailua for 6 years; worked in downtown Honolulu. Would love to see them build a railroad over the Pali!!!
No...no trains in HI...except of course, for the "Sugar Cane Train"!!!
The train route is to run from Kapolie to Waikiki, with a spur to Mililani. It will run through the airport to pick up the tourist. (former) Gov Lingle commissioned a study that was released just prior to Neil Ibeacommie becoming governor. It indicated the rail would cost more than projected, have fewer riders and take in much less revenue. All the newly elected pols blasted the study, including the new republican mayor. Just can’t deal with the truth.
6 Years fighting the Pali? You are tough cookie! I live in Ewa Beach and work in Wahiawa. I’m dependent on thebus.org. Grrrrrrr
(Side note: we had over 5,000,000 visitors last year, the bulk from Japan and South Korea. They crash in Waikiki, shop at Ala Moana then fly home. Weird!)
You've got that really lame train the goes around the Dole Plantation Tourist Trap on Oahu.
It goes past plywood cutouts of Asian pineapple harvesters and some rusted out machinery. I'll bet Hawaii hasn't commercially grown a pineapple for 30 years.