Transit Rail, would be the superior choice, if the people were given the truth about what rail technologies options were being considered, pro's and con's of each, and actual costs breakdowns of each, before locking in a choice of which rail technology would be the best choice for Honolulu.  But that is not how it ended up, as the choice of rail tech was taken out of the peoples hands by then Mayor Mufi Hanneman, who locked in "steel on steel wheel rail tech" and started this snowball of a rail project rolling down hill!  Not to mention that Transit oriented Development will be the next "big thing" and once again it will be the people of Honolulu, who will be screwed over and left holding the bag, stuck paying for the rail project and also priced out of transit oriented development!