Gotta love local people. Complain about traffic, but no like use the rail. Then blame the govt for everything and then sit back and drink their heinekens
Money is not wasted if it is spent and used because it gets circulated back into the local economy. When money never gets used is when it is wasted. If one dies a millionaire but never spent the money but rather just looked at it to make them feel good then I would say the money was wasted because it never got used. Like buying a brand new car and just admiring it and never using it.
@@anonymous-zn2iv You do know that stg the company that is building the rail is a mainland company right? In addition, all of the expensive consultants on the project are from the mainland. You should see the extravagant offices they have overlooking the ocean in downtown.
@@anonymous-zn2ivget some help. Are you even from here? Buses are direct routes to down town, Ala Moana and UH, the three main destinations that rail was supposed to support. You get on and get off. Not so with rail you drive to a parking lot, park your car, walk to the boarding ramp, catch the rail to another destination ramp, get off and walk to where you want to go. It DOES NOT save time and don’t get me started on the costs.
HOLD ON, RIGHT THERE. Somebody's pockets are getting filled the longer this RAIL goes. People in our GOVERNMENT get RAISES + Fill their pockets with RAIL MONEY on the people they hire with KICK BACKS (under the table)
You can’t even drive through Dillingham unless you give up an hour of travel time for a 1/2 mile trip. Rail has killed a lot of businesses and as they encroach downtown it’s getting horrendous. For miles around, traffic is affected, not just along rail. It’s never been worth it to support rail.
Rail construction has been going on for the past decade, and it's only now that the City Council is revisiting how to help small businesses?! This construction has affected Waipahu, Pearlridge, Pearl Kai, Waimalu, etc...nothing's new. Time to help the people BEFORE they realize they need the help. Next up...Iwilei, downtown waterfront district, Kaka'ako, etc...
Past decade, my ass. I have a relative that was in college when rail was being planned. She’s 70 now and might not even be here when it’s “completed” in 2030.
The current steel track rail for Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART), now known as Skyline, wasn't funded for construction until 2005. Ground breaking construction wasn't until early 2011. Disruptions to businesses in the Ewa section of rail began about a couple of years after that. As disruptions to rerouting traffic began in 2012 - 2013; which is about a decade ago. So what I was saying is that the City Council should've had a plan in place prior to that time frame, as businesses in Ewa was already being impacted by the construction. If you are talking about 50 years ago, Mayor Frank Fasi was busy building TheBus line for Oahu, as he was creating the MTl, when HRT wasn't being a good partner with the government. A rail system was always on the drawing board, but could never be secured as we went through various mayors and government leaders. As I'm in my 60's, I'm well aware of the history of this project also.@@jasestrickland1704
It's sad because many of our politicians make like these problems are new to them. When these problems could've easily been anticipated some years ago.@@harrymiram5562
If they held the construction companies to the schedule, they would have already finished the rail, and these businesses would not have had to close. Heck, even new customers could have shown up to support these businesses. Why us the rail not finished yet? Greed.
You know Ivan is an old school good guy when he use the word bicycle and not bike. I love the shops along Dillingham but the traffic and potholes are just too much, drop the gas price around there to $2 per gallon then I’ll go and shop around there.
Biden BLOCKED and FIRED the ALASKA PIPELINE. Therefore expensive gas. Biden is a DEMONcRAT NOT MUCH THINKING is going on there. How is ELECTRICITY MADE? hint - oil
What will be left of Oahu? Seriously! Buildings coming down, MOSTLY small businesses, for new large mainland stores, franchise fast food restaurants and more high rise apartment buildings. Is anyone in government thinking about traffic, losing space and most importantly losing the small unique businesses (many decades old.) and island that made Hawaii special? I hope the other islands don't get greedy and ruin their unique island beauty and island life of quiet and peaceful and lush culture with less traffic compared to Oahu. Hawaii is losing what made it special and unique. It's just L.A. with better weather. You don't have to accommodate everyone who wants to live there. It's not a law. Besides, it's not affordable for those families who have lived there for generations.
I was back home in 2016 to care for mum. Thought I was back in LA! Traffic was beyond horrible! Thought I was still in LA driving on the 405 freeway! CA and HI have the worst traffic! The only difference was the nice weather, kind and considerate individuals, ono grinds, clean beaches, fresh clean air!
They should fired Mufi he screwed up every thing by bringing this rail back,, Oahu is a small island,, beautiful sky view now you look up you see concrete,, people living on the other side of the island pay for the rail but they don't get to Ride it,, very stupid job Mufi,, don't know why Mufi still involved with business making ,,his being screwing up so bad and he still in office
Trying to make lefts in that area only to be met with road closed signs. Pulling a u-turn only to be already a frustrating situation. I have a business in Kalihi and I try to avoid dillingham because of this ongoing construction.
You are correct. It’s all the “leftists” that gave us this stupid waste of time and money. Look who’s gotten rich from it. Only those employed to plan and build rail and the politicians that supported it. Local travelers do not benefit one bit.
We are still without water in the restricted areas and what the electric Co is doing? They are too slow and they don't ask for help from companies on the mainland, they can't make it on their own and they don't care about leaving people homeless. Start to remove debris and ashes asap
So they had a fund for years to help businesses affected but there’s no way to distribute it?? Either someone is skimming that money or they plan to use it for something else
Band-aid solution to a problem that requires Major surgery! "No way to disperse funds to Mom & Pop businesses" that are Hurting for assistance/solutions?! C'mon, Tyler...If you wanted these businesses to stay open, You Would Find A Way to Render assistance! Excuses, Excuses, Excuses...Always Excuses...Never Solutions! Excuses, Excuses, Excuses... Everybody's got a Tail-pipe/Backdoor!😢
They really screwed the community closing Kohou st. and taking away lefts. It really hurts our yoga business in North King street, such a shame. Should have been finished a decade ago, but construction so far behind, good luck finishing by 2050 😢😢😢😢 Never received anything from the city 😭
Too little too late. Tippickle government wait till the businesses close then offer help and makebelieve that you guys care. Like COVID time only take care or the big box store.
Tyler Dos Santos - Tam is a joke. He talks a good talk but doesn’t accomplish anything for Kalihi. And what business owners are saying is sadly true. I used to frequent Utage Restaurant, Yohei Japanese Restaurant and Alvin’s Bakery on a regular basis but have avoided going there due to the rail road construction and lane closures. It’s especially frustrating when you can’t make a left turn into the business establishment.
The biggest headache and waste of taxpayer dollars in the history of Hawaii. I have personally witnessed rusty Rebar used in the construction of this project. I am certain that it will fail at some point I will not ride on This,Disaster, just waiting to happen. ! I can only hope that I am wrong. But we will see here in the future. !! PS I have work in many areas of construction for over 40 years.!!!
Not only businesses closing but the condition of Dillingham Blvd causes damage to vehicles. One guy wrote on reddit how his tire was shredded because of pins or spikes sticking out from steel plates. I myself had my tire shredded in 2022 and just had another flat tire repaired this week from I'm sure that area. Laughable that HART only recently put signs after they claim recent feedback from businesses. This after they encountered the same slaughter of businesses on Kam and Farrington Hwys. Then Tyler says bill 40 will help the businesses that are still open but no can save the ones that closed or closing. He knows that the future TOD does not envision all these mom and pop business mixed in with the high priced condos planned by KSBE, which will probably donate heavily to him. Wonder if the unfortunate business owner remembered that Tyler was one of the first councilmember to ask and vote for the obscene 67% raise for themselves. Vote him out!!!
What they had the money but no way to disburse it? What's going on there? How inept are our politicians and what are you going to do with businesses that shut down and reimburse them
POOR PLANNING by HI urban planners. What are their qualifications to make these suggestions and decisions? Many residents want an OG HI, not a mainland cookie cutter Honolulu.
This has been a hot topic since my grandmother was a young woman. She’s 70 now and won’t step foot on that waste of metal. These stupid plans were made by “visionaries” many of whom are now dead. Well, I guess they’re looking up from burning ashes knowing they were wrong.
The rail was a pain in the butt from the beginning. Nice one Mufi
Gotta love the politicians. Spend billions of tax payer money for rail that 99% of the population don't want or use.
I thought most of the rail was subsidized by the federal government?
Gotta love local people. Complain about traffic, but no like use the rail. Then blame the govt for everything and then sit back and drink their heinekens
@@supercussion6590 Sounds like you use it every day, don't you!
Thank a democrat.
And we won’t ever finish paying for it
Government failing, again...
Thank a democrat 👏🏽👏🏽
Yup best to move to an area that doesn’t have Dillingham Blvd shut down 24/7.
DEMONcRATS@@kawikadavid8958
Let this be a lesson!!! 😢
The rail is a WASTE OF MONEY!!!!
Democrat style.
Not to our GREEDY DEMONcRATS.
Not really waste. Money stayed in the state and is being used to run the rail.
Money is not wasted if it is spent and used because it gets circulated back into the local economy. When money never gets used is when it is wasted. If one dies a millionaire but never spent the money but rather just looked at it to make them feel good then I would say the money was wasted because it never got used. Like buying a brand new car and just admiring it and never using it.
@@anonymous-zn2iv You do know that stg the company that is building the rail is a mainland company right? In addition, all of the expensive consultants on the project are from the mainland. You should see the extravagant offices they have overlooking the ocean in downtown.
Waste money only had 3 people on the rail this morning
A friend sent me a video of riding the rail and he and his wife were the only ones on board.
The democrats that built it said there was 300 people. You have to use their new math to figure out their numbers.
If the rail is empty so will the busses.
@@anonymous-zn2iv Nope the buses are full.
@@anonymous-zn2ivget some help. Are you even from here? Buses are direct routes to down town, Ala Moana and UH, the three main destinations that rail was supposed to support. You get on and get off. Not so with rail you drive to a parking lot, park your car, walk to the boarding ramp, catch the rail to another destination ramp, get off and walk to where you want to go. It DOES NOT save time and don’t get me started on the costs.
the rail to nowhere!
It leads to making taxpayers poor. Thank a democrat 👏🏽👏🏽
HOLD ON, RIGHT THERE. Somebody's pockets are getting filled the longer this RAIL goes. People in our GOVERNMENT get RAISES + Fill their pockets with RAIL MONEY on the people they hire with KICK BACKS (under the table)
@@kawikadavid8958 Once the rail is completed it will be all good no worries.
@@anonymous-zn2iv Yeah hopefully we can afford to ride it I think my car will still be cheaper to drive haha.
@@kawikadavid8958 Not if you stuck in traffic.😄
Rail Destroyed many businesses… don’t alleviate the traffic… still can’t afford it, our bus system is more than enough. Keep voting blue
You voted Democrat it's your fault
You're a fool if you think the two party system benefits the peasants of the united states.
Cope
It is all their plan. Democrats are the real crooks. Why?? Because they all for themselves.
I voted for the Hawaiian but people wanted this and now we are broke taxpayers. Thank a democrat 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Way better than a republicant.
I love Hawaii's politicians...theyre so anti small business
You can’t even drive through Dillingham unless you give up an hour of travel time for a 1/2 mile trip. Rail has killed a lot of businesses and as they encroach downtown it’s getting horrendous. For miles around, traffic is affected, not just along rail. It’s never been worth it to support rail.
The definition of insanity is...
Liberal democrats.
The people get it. Too bad the politicians don’t.
Politician double talk is the same no matter where it comes from.
But especially when it comes from blue.
Just cancel the rail. It is killing Honolulu. It is like the ice berg that sank the Titanic
Too late. And it services no one from Kapolei side to Middle Street? Psh.
It's never too late.
Rail construction has been going on for the past decade, and it's only now that the City Council is revisiting how to help small businesses?!
This construction has affected Waipahu, Pearlridge, Pearl Kai, Waimalu, etc...nothing's new.
Time to help the people BEFORE they realize they need the help.
Next up...Iwilei, downtown waterfront district, Kaka'ako, etc...
IMO....They only See what they wanna see! Everything else, it's beyond their scope of reasoning!
Past decade, my ass. I have a relative that was in college when rail was being planned. She’s 70 now and might not even be here when it’s “completed” in 2030.
The current steel track rail for Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART), now known as Skyline, wasn't funded for construction until 2005.
Ground breaking construction wasn't until early 2011.
Disruptions to businesses in the Ewa section of rail began about a couple of years after that. As disruptions to rerouting traffic began in 2012 - 2013; which is about a decade ago.
So what I was saying is that the City Council should've had a plan in place prior to that time frame, as businesses in Ewa was already being impacted by the construction.
If you are talking about 50 years ago, Mayor Frank Fasi was busy building TheBus line for Oahu, as he was creating the MTl, when HRT wasn't being a good partner with the government.
A rail system was always on the drawing board, but could never be secured as we went through various mayors and government leaders.
As I'm in my 60's, I'm well aware of the history of this project also.@@jasestrickland1704
It's sad because many of our politicians make like these problems are new to them. When these problems could've easily been anticipated some years ago.@@harrymiram5562
Hawaii no longer Aloha any more
No money too.
Biden gives MORE MONEY AWAY TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS then to MAUI. UKRAINE is the NEW USA.@@kawikadavid8958
Shoulda fixed the roads and built up/modernized the aging infrastructure instead of building a fucking rail system
If they held the construction companies to the schedule, they would have already finished the rail, and these businesses would not have had to close. Heck, even new customers could have shown up to support these businesses. Why us the rail not finished yet? Greed.
Projected completion is 2030 or later. This was a disaster waiting to happen.
Rail construction started years ago. Why introducing the bill now? Should have done it then.
Democrat style.
Hawaii operates in hindsight. Many reasons for this.
Democrats have destroyed Hawaii. Yet imbeciles still vote for them.
You know Ivan is an old school good guy when he use the word bicycle and not bike. I love the shops along Dillingham but the traffic and potholes are just too much, drop the gas price around there to $2 per gallon then I’ll go and shop around there.
Biden BLOCKED and FIRED the ALASKA PIPELINE. Therefore expensive gas. Biden is a DEMONcRAT NOT MUCH THINKING is going on there. How is ELECTRICITY MADE? hint - oil
lol 2$ per gallon
Businesses relocating/shutting down=Piss-poor foresight/planning=Pass Da Buck Solutions!
What will be left of Oahu? Seriously! Buildings coming down, MOSTLY small businesses, for new large mainland stores, franchise fast food restaurants and more high rise apartment buildings. Is anyone in government thinking about traffic, losing space and most importantly losing the small unique businesses (many decades old.) and island that made Hawaii special?
I hope the other islands don't get greedy and ruin their unique island beauty and island life of quiet and peaceful and lush culture with less traffic compared to Oahu.
Hawaii is losing what made it special and unique. It's just L.A. with better weather.
You don't have to accommodate everyone who wants to live there. It's not a law. Besides, it's not affordable for those families who have lived there for generations.
Really. Pretty soon we will be indistinguishable from the mainland.
I was back home in 2016 to care for mum. Thought I was back in LA! Traffic was beyond horrible! Thought I was still in LA driving on the 405 freeway! CA and HI have the worst traffic!
The only difference was the nice weather, kind and considerate individuals, ono grinds, clean beaches, fresh clean air!
They should fired Mufi he screwed up every thing by bringing this rail back,, Oahu is a small island,, beautiful sky view now you look up you see concrete,, people living on the other side of the island pay for the rail but they don't get to Ride it,, very stupid job Mufi,, don't know why Mufi still involved with business making ,,his being screwing up so bad and he still in office
Trying to make lefts in that area only to be met with road closed signs. Pulling a u-turn only to be already a frustrating situation. I have a business in Kalihi and I try to avoid dillingham because of this ongoing construction.
You are correct. It’s all the “leftists” that gave us this stupid waste of time and money. Look who’s gotten rich from it. Only those employed to plan and build rail and the politicians that supported it. Local travelers do not benefit one bit.
Still get plenty traffic with the rail.
The rail not completed like it was suppose to be, which is probably why some people not using it.
Hell yeah. Stupid rail. Why they don't compensate the businesses. They really have no business. The traffic is stupid.
Hawaii goes overboard with the "no left turn" signs. I've driven past more than one business because of that.
We are still without water in the restricted areas and what the electric Co is doing? They are too slow and they don't ask for help from companies on the mainland, they can't make it on their own and they don't care about leaving people homeless. Start to remove debris and ashes asap
Com’on, this is so sad!
Of course.
Experienced people knew this would happen. All along the rail will dilapidate and slum out.
Already has.
Three businesses now,more to follow.
So they had a fund for years to help businesses affected but there’s no way to distribute it??
Either someone is skimming that money or they plan to use it for something else
Band-aid solution to a problem that requires Major surgery! "No way to disperse funds to Mom & Pop businesses" that are Hurting for assistance/solutions?! C'mon, Tyler...If you wanted these businesses to stay open, You Would Find A Way to Render assistance! Excuses, Excuses, Excuses...Always Excuses...Never Solutions!
Excuses, Excuses, Excuses... Everybody's got a Tail-pipe/Backdoor!😢
They really screwed the community closing Kohou st. and taking away lefts. It really hurts our yoga business in North King street, such a shame. Should have been finished a decade ago, but construction so far behind, good luck finishing by 2050 😢😢😢😢 Never received anything from the city 😭
The city doesn’t care about the small guys, bottom line
The rail will kill the existing Oahu.. 15 minute cities on its way they muscle the Aina back that way 👎🏼
Too little too late. Tippickle government wait till the businesses close then offer help and makebelieve that you guys care. Like COVID time only take care or the big box store.
Mahalo 🤙
Sad 😢🙏🌺🙏
they did that to pearl city years ago.
Tyler Dos Santos - Tam is a joke. He talks a good talk but doesn’t accomplish anything for Kalihi. And what business owners are saying is sadly true. I used to frequent Utage Restaurant, Yohei Japanese Restaurant and Alvin’s Bakery on a regular basis but have avoided going there due to the rail road construction and lane closures. It’s especially frustrating when you can’t make a left turn into the business establishment.
Not earning that 64% raise...disappointing...vote him out.
The biggest headache and waste of taxpayer dollars in the history of Hawaii.
I have personally witnessed rusty Rebar used in the construction of this project. I am certain that it will fail at some point I will not ride on This,Disaster, just waiting to happen. ! I can only hope that I am wrong. But we will see here in the future. !! PS
I have work in many areas of construction for over 40 years.!!!
Not only businesses closing but the condition of Dillingham Blvd causes damage to vehicles. One guy wrote on reddit how his tire was shredded because of pins or spikes sticking out from steel plates. I myself had my tire shredded in 2022 and just had another flat tire repaired this week from I'm sure that area. Laughable that HART only recently put signs after they claim recent feedback from businesses. This after they encountered the same slaughter of businesses on Kam and Farrington Hwys. Then Tyler says bill 40 will help the businesses that are still open but no can save the ones that closed or closing. He knows that the future TOD does not envision all these mom and pop business mixed in with the high priced condos planned by KSBE, which will probably donate heavily to him. Wonder if the unfortunate business owner remembered that Tyler was one of the first councilmember to ask and vote for the obscene 67% raise for themselves. Vote him out!!!
What they had the money but no way to disburse it? What's going on there? How inept are our politicians and what are you going to do with businesses that shut down and reimburse them
Can't afford to ride the rail.
POOR PLANNING by HI urban planners. What are their qualifications to make these suggestions and decisions? Many residents want an OG HI, not a mainland cookie cutter Honolulu.
This has been a hot topic since my grandmother was a young woman. She’s 70 now and won’t step foot on that waste of metal. These stupid plans were made by “visionaries” many of whom are now dead. Well, I guess they’re looking up from burning ashes knowing they were wrong.
Introducing the bill after the fact…🤦🏽♂️
Its another Super Ferry...... sounds nice on paper....
It would have been nice if not for the protestors that chased it away.
Ashley🙋
She pretty but too much fake eyelashes.
Did they burn down mauai for train
What!
Nah it was direct energy weapons 😂
What’s wrong with you? Have you ever been to Mauai? Neither have any of us. We’ve been to Maui though.
What happened to "Rail Oriented Development"?
Don’t know how to disperse the money 🤔
The rail is good to shade 😎 the island 🏝. Lol
Just like they planned
Nutty Norfolks Don't need to be In hawaii
Gentrification
Shouldn’t be eating subway watch ur weight
Justine should be a strippa at hbn or rockza
I am sure you frequent there.