To keep rail stations free from graffiti, trash, and homeless (although the latter should be treated with great empathy and compassion by social agencies in government, faith-based, and non-profit sectors, HART should engage and empower the local neighborhood to “own” the station as part of their community.  HART has to identify and communicate with local neighborhood boards, local police, local schools, ethnic group leaders (for example, Samoan elders in Kalihi-Palama), and small businesses to develop and sustain patrols, monthly community events (like BBQs), an active mobile/Internet portal (to have community businesses send ads to rail riders for local restaurants and services), plus free passes for groups of children with teachers and chaperones to travel on the rail line to Waikiki or Ala Moana Beach for excursions – children then lobby their parents to use the rail line.  All this takes a budget, as well.