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This shows a picture of wide shot of how the rail looks like. The reason why I put this picture is because I believe that the rail could solve Oahu's traffic.

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Simpson, Jack. (N/A). Elevating the Honolulu Transit System. September, 22, 2021, https://americaninfrastructuremag.com/elevating-honolulu-rail-transit-system/

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This shows a picture of how the rail cars look like at the station. The reason is why I put this picture is because it shows where it's gonna start.

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Honoré, Marcel. (2017). Honolulu rail cars go on a test rain. September, 22, 2021, https://www.staradvertiser.com/2017/10/18/breaking-news/video-honolulu-rail-cars-go-on-test-run/

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- Federal Transit Administration: $1.55 billion of the construction costs for Honolulu Rail are being paid for with funds from FTA.

- Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi, City Council Chairman Tommy Waters, and interim HART executive director Lori Kahikina: sent a letter to Hawaii’s Congressional delegation, asking them for an addition $800 million to help build the rail from Middle Street to Ala Moana Center

- Tourists: another large percent is being paid for by tourists making purchases on Oahu via the 0.5% General Excise Tax surcharge.

-Hawaii residents and businesses: the rest of the Honolulu rail transit is being paid by them. (through a 0.5% GET surcharge, which has been collected since 2007)

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Some evidence I can provide is:

-Rail will also support future growth in transportation demand as new housing is built and the population increases.

-The City is building this rail system in order to improve mobility, improve travel reliability, provide access to planned development and enhance transportation equity.

-The rail system will eliminate tens of thousands of car trips every day that would otherwise be taken on Oahu's roads.

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-HART's interim CEO believes that parts of the Rail line can be opened by December.

-Rail will eliminate an estimated 40,000 car trips from our congested streets and highways.

-Rail transit will provide a fast, safe, reliable alternative to driving in traffic congestion.

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[SS.MHH.4.19.2] Analyze the causes and sociopolitical impact of the Hawaiian Renaissance.