![]() The city has proposed in its latest recovery plan to stop rail in Kakaako, but that appears to be an unpopular choice. Among the options being discussed are plans to end the line at Middle Street, to end it at Aloha Tower, to halt the line at Halekauwila Street in Kakaako, or to end it as originally planed at Ala Moana Center. Given the setbacks the project has suffered, there has been much public debate recently about where the rail line should end. A total of 29% of voters who described themselves as independent said they support rail. In last month’s survey, 50% of Democrats statewide said they support the project, while just 18% of Republicans backed the project. The new statewide polling data also shows public opinion on the rail issue is deeply partisan. Support for the rail project among Honolulu voters stood at just 34% in 2012, and today is 36%, according to the new Civil Beat/HNN poll. The percentage difference between the 2012 survey and the new poll is within the 4% margin of error, suggesting there has been little shift in public opinion. Now, the city estimates a shortened version of the troubled project will end up costing $9.93 billion, and a new Civil Beat/HNN poll shows 52% of Honolulu voters oppose rail today. A Civil Beat poll earlier that year (2012) showed that 55% of Honolulu voters opposed the project. When the city entered into a formal agreement with the Federal Transit Administration to build the Honolulu rail line nearly a decade ago, the full 20-mile transit project was expected to cost about $5.2 billion. The half-built, long-delayed Honolulu rail project is as unpopular as ever with Honolulu voters, while strong public support for the controversial Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea appears to be holding relatively steady, according to a new Civil Beat/Hawaii News Now poll.Īfter a decade of rail drama including years of delays and colossal cost overruns, public opinion on rail hasn’t changed much: Voters today are just as sour on the project as when the entire ordeal began, according to the new poll data. ![]()
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