The long awaited rail line is beginning to appear. I count 15 supports that have gone up in a field outside Kapolei. Last weekend I stopped on the side of the road and took pictures.
The last election was essentially a referendum on rail, which passed (again and again--this has been voted on before). It makes so much sense rather than spending over an hour commuting at 10mph every morning on the H1.
As far as we can tell the main rail opponents are retired people that don't want to pay any taxes and have enough time on their hands to fight it politically; they apparently don't care about pollution, the local economy, etc. If they had to commute every morning (or had relatives here who did) they might quickly change their minds.
Above the line is headed toward Perl City in the far distance. Below is a crop showing Honolulu in the distance and the peak to the right is Diamond Head.
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