All the construction on Oahu, including the metro, has lowered our unemployment to 2.7%, the second lowest in the nation. Our Gross Domestic Product has gone up 2.5% with construction contributing a .5%. The luxury condominium market is slowing, with planned projects now on hold. Tourism and the metro project will continue to generate jobs, business and economic  development. With the cost of housing and property values escalating upward, more working people are unable to own or rent, forcing them to leave for more affordable places. Therefore, financing the metro project is an investment in building

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