Aloha Rick--you are willing to spend $8 to $10B to "give people on the westside a traffic free alternative"?   Do you think the people of Honolulu think the Rail is just to provide an alternative for West Side residents?  The issue for all of us on the West Side is traffic congestion.  We are shouting this out to the City as loudly as we can.  Our City Finances are stressed right now. We don't have the money.  Where do you live?  I live in Ewa Beach and the Rail as built does not respond to our needs to bring children to school or grandparents; to get to a second or third job; to get to doctors.  Which candidate for Mayor would agree that the Rail Issue is about providing an alternative for west side residents?  I listen everyday to the people who live and work in the West Side and all they want is a reduction in traffic congestion.