Honolulu Rail Project Up in the Air, Again

The long-debated plan to ease nightmarish traffic commutes isn't going anywhere if a veteran politician has his way. Outlying residents say the line is a matter of social equity.

Ben Cayetano — Hawaii's former governor, a legendary politician who had slipped from public life and was writing his memoirs — has come out of retirement to run for mayor of Honolulu with one primary goal in mind: Stop the rail.