The most brilliant analysis yet, thanks guys, well done, but more points can be added: 1) rail will increase transit ridership by only 2% at an extravagant cost 2) most residents would require about 14 segments in a round-trip rail journey, i.e. walk to bus, wait, ride bus, walk go rail, wait, ride rail, walk to bus again? same coming home-- ain't gonna happen. 3) alternatives already stated (BRT) could include free ferry across Pearl Harbor (I'm in Amsterdam now on holiday, happens every 5 minutes here).  HART is the biggest con job in recent American history.