Mass Transit

According to a June 2008 report by NBC, Honolulu is the home of the single worst stretch of traffic congestion in the nation. A 20-mile stretch along H-1 can take more than 2 hours.

Using the Honolulu rail transit system, it will take only 38 minutes from Kapolei to downtown Honolulu.

"One of the founding principles of the 21st Century Ahupua`a is bringing green, clean transportation solutions to the people of our island. We don't have to search far for one of those solutions, because it is already widely used in the United Staes and throughout the globe - rail.

We're poised to break ground for a long-awaited fixed guideway system that will reduce the time commuters spend in their cars and away from their families, not to mention gives us relief from pollution and costly, imported fuel."


Mayor Mufi Hannemann

Mayor Hannemann supports rail transit for these key reasons:

Good for Mobility

  • One train can move 300 people which equals 6 buses or 300 cars. That means one rail line equals 6 lanes of cars.


Good for the Environment

  • It's sustainable - rail can be powered by alternative energy like solar, wind or H-power. This means less air and water pollution and fewer green house gas emissions.


Good for the Economy

  • The rail project will create 90,000 person years of employment or 11,000 direct and indirect jobs annually. And, building a reliable, dependable, efficient transportation system encourages healthy economic growth.


Good for Communities

  • Rail encourages managed, orderly growth along the route. Planning where and how communities expand means we can keep the country country.


Good for All of Us

  • The less time you spend in traffic means the more time you have for yourself and your family and that means a better quality of life for everyone.


To learn more about the Honolulu rail transit project, visit http://www.honolulutransit.org or http://www.movingusforward.org.