Sorry there, wontonminmaybe, but transit rail was never meant to address the issues of "trafic congestion" on the freeways and highways of O'ahu; rather rail was sold to the public as a "people mover" and an implied growth of new and long term jobs, that have so far not managed to become a reality.  If tranist rail was truly being pushed to help alleviate the traffic congestion in Honolulu; the city would have chosen a better rail technology than "steel on steel rail!"  We all know what happened once rail was shoved down the throats of the Honolulu taxpayers; as our great grand children will still be paying for rail, when we are gone and buried!