Exactly. In comparison, the Empire State Building took one year and 45 days to build, or more than seven million man-hours. http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/11/us/empire-state-building-fast-facts/
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Golden Gate Bridge took just over 4 years. Jan 5, 1933 to May 28, 1937. Sad to say while construction times are going down on the mainland, in the Nei they are out of control. Clearly no competent management here.
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Years into rail and we have little to show for it. Miles of empty tracks, cost is out of control, no end in sight.
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Just another day in the little 7th world of Hawaii Nei.