The majority of posts focus only on the financial costs of rail, rarely  mentioning the long term benefits of rail as: Adding to our housing inventory of affordable housing and rentals along the rail guide way & around the 21 metro stations, provides housing & rentals for our labor force, low income families and individuals, seniors and the younger generations, as property values, cost of single family homes, condos, and rentals increase exponentially, causing many to leave their homes and families because they cannot afford to live here, or even worst, join the homeless population everywhere. The rail project generates large number of jobs in the planning, design, government services, construction industry, & the infrastructure improvements. We have one of the lowest unemployment rates in the US,  Honolulu County, 2.3%. Outer islands, 2.8%. The National average, 4.7%. With more people employed, our economy is one of the best in the country, increases business & commercial development.

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