Menor said ---->>> HART and city officials need to explain to legislators the benefits of rail and to make clear how central it is to Oahu’s transportation matrix.
Rail actually is practically of little value to "Oahu's transportation matrix".
For TRANSPORTATION MATRIX involves not only public but also private,commercial, industrial, emergency and military transportation.  
Rail will benefit only a very tiny segment of the Transportation Matrix.
Sadly, the amount that will be spent to build rail could have solved, if not relieved, traffic congestion on the H-1 and on city and state streets, thus satisfying the needs of every one ------ instead of only the bus riding public.
Sadly, the amount of additional subsidy needed for rail accumulated thru several years could be used to address the Homeless Problem.