Honolulu Rail Transit Project Hawaii’s biggest development has created a huge impact on commuters on the island of Oahu. Driving town bound from the Leeward side, people can’t help but notice the large cement pillars holding a railway high up above the farm lands in the Kunia area. Former Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann who won the 2004 election, announced that construction of a rail line is a priority. Now building the largest public works project in Hawaii’s history, the Honolulu Rail Transit Project is not only going to benefit communities but also benefit the future population on Oahu.
Some are not aware what may be the advantages of the future Rail Transit Project. Being that Honolulu is ranked third for the worst traffic in the Nation, …show more content…
As Oahu continues to grow, HART believes “ [In] 2030, 70% of Oahu’s population will be increased.” With more development being involved this causes a very high demand for housing. For Hawaii News Now they provide claim saying, “Oahu population growth outpacing housing supply.” In fact a Hawaii economist, Eugene Tian states “to catch up with demand, developers would have to build about 2,000 more homes each year than they do now.” Now many residents can’t afford these so called “affordable homes” and they already struggle on trying to make a living on Oahu. With the Rail being built, it really does cater to mostly the wealthy and tourism. It may benefit the residents on Oahu, but not a lot. Also building homes along the 20 mile rail corridor won’t benefit really benefit benefits due to the fact some residents might not qualify for the home or may not afford it. Those homes will probably attract non-residents who are wealthy and can …show more content…
The Honolulu Rail Transit Project is definitely a huge project in Hawaii’s history and For Oahu’s future I believe the Rail Project will benefit for some communities and will provide more jobs. As for residents on the West side we still have to drive out of Waianae to get to Kapolei and as well as looking at the increase on taxes that is a major disadvantage to many residents on
Some are not aware what may be the advantages of the future Rail Transit Project. Being that Honolulu is ranked third for the worst traffic in the Nation, …show more content…
As Oahu continues to grow, HART believes “ [In] 2030, 70% of Oahu’s population will be increased.” With more development being involved this causes a very high demand for housing. For Hawaii News Now they provide claim saying, “Oahu population growth outpacing housing supply.” In fact a Hawaii economist, Eugene Tian states “to catch up with demand, developers would have to build about 2,000 more homes each year than they do now.” Now many residents can’t afford these so called “affordable homes” and they already struggle on trying to make a living on Oahu. With the Rail being built, it really does cater to mostly the wealthy and tourism. It may benefit the residents on Oahu, but not a lot. Also building homes along the 20 mile rail corridor won’t benefit really benefit benefits due to the fact some residents might not qualify for the home or may not afford it. Those homes will probably attract non-residents who are wealthy and can …show more content…
The Honolulu Rail Transit Project is definitely a huge project in Hawaii’s history and For Oahu’s future I believe the Rail Project will benefit for some communities and will provide more jobs. As for residents on the West side we still have to drive out of Waianae to get to Kapolei and as well as looking at the increase on taxes that is a major disadvantage to many residents on