A presentation prepared for Deidre Pike's Journalism 302 class in the Spring 2012 semester at the UH School of Communications.

1. LCC RAIL STOP
Roelle Torres
JOUR 302

2. RAIL FACTS (ACCORDING TO
OPPONENTS)
 The city claims that more than 60% of Oahu
residents, some 600,000 people, live along the rail
route, but in reality less than 6% of Oahu's
population resides within walking distance of the
proposed train stations.
 Cost is estimated at $4 billion and maintenance
per year can be from $50 million to $100 million.
 Rail costs each resident $7,600.

3. LCC STOP FACTS
 GPS coordinates:
Latitude: 21-23'46'' N
Longitude: 157-59'13''W
 6th stop from East Kapolei.
 Would take 29 minutes to reach Ala Moana.

4. BEFORE
CONSTRUCTION

7. ARTISTIC
RENDERING
Photo taken from Honolulu
Rail Transit’s Facebook page

8. RENDERING OF
TRAIN STATION
Photo taken from Honolulu
Rail Transit’s Facebook page

9. MAN ON THE STREET
 Michelle Koch
 2nd year student
 “I don’t really know
much about it, but I
don’t really think we
need it. I carpool with
my friends, so I don’t
think I’ll ever need to
ride it.”

10. MAN ON THE STREET
 Jesse Kobayashi
 3rd year student
 “I don’t really have a
strong opinion, but I’m
not really for it. It
doesn’t seem like it
will help much.”

11. MAN ON THE STREET
 Howard Clark
 1st year student
 “They didn’t really
accomplish anything
[at the site] and
they’ve been working
there for a year
already. It’s a waste of
money.”

12. ATTRIBUTIONS
 http://www.hawaiireporter.com/honolulu-rail-costs-7600-per-
person/123
 http://www.civilbeat.com/fact_checks/2011/08/29/12674-fact-
check-rail-opponents-city-needs-100m-per-year-to-keep-trains-
running/
 http://www.honolulutraffic.com/Callan2.pdf
 http://www.lat-long.com/Latitude-Longitude-361805-Hawaii-
Leeward_Community_College.html
 http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.147644957537.14419
2.127002122537&type=3
 http://www.honolulutransit.org/document-library/maps.aspx