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John Pritchett: End Game

Things are looking worse and worse for the beleaguered Honolulu rail project. Cost overruns. Construction defects. Staff turnover. When does it all end?

By John Pritchett

September 19, 2021 · 1 min read

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John Pritchett

John Pritchett is an award-winning cartoonist. He has created artwork in Hawaii for decades, including 20 years at the Honolulu Weekly. See his portfolio on the web at: pritchettcartoons.com. Opinions are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Civil Beat’s views.

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About the Author

John Pritchett

John Pritchett is an award-winning cartoonist. He has created artwork in Hawaii for decades, including 20 years at the Honolulu Weekly. See his portfolio on the web at: pritchettcartoons.com. Opinions are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Civil Beat’s views.

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I love to see the illuminated completed rail stations especially at the defunct Stadium and abandoned Kam Drive Inn.  And to see the actual 10 year old rail cars being tested frogs and all.  And the tracks near the airport that lead to abrupt ends.Where is the leadership and planning?

surferx808 · 2 years ago

The longer this failure is allowed to fester the more it will drag down the community as a whole.  The city council and mayor need to make the hard decision now, rather than continue to string along tax payers while looking for other sources of funding (like the new county hotel tax) for the rusty rail bucket.  

wailani1961 · 2 years ago

Could have bought every driver on the West side self-driving Tesla and still be ahead… ($80K x 120,000 drivers = $9.6B)

HawaiiKai2020 · 2 years ago

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