It’s about time Councilman Djou got on board with rail transit for our island (1/9, “Do Rail Properly”). I hope he sticks to his word and supports building rail transit, something our island has needed for at least 20 years. I may not use rail because I live in East Honolulu, but I have plenty of friends and family who live on the West side who will use rail. They deserve rail for traffic relief, just like we deserved the widening of Kalanianaole Highway in the early 1990s.

Rail is a wise investment for our entire island. It will do much more than reduce traffic congestion: it will shrink the amount of oil we import, reduce our island’s carbon footprint, our emissions of greenhouse gases and support the development of UH West Oahu into a true university. We will become a much more sustainable island with rail. I voted for rail. I support rail. Now let’s build it!

Jonn Serikawa, Hawaii Kai