I want to know your thoughts about the Skyline. Did you ride it yet? Will you ride it? Will you use it on a regular basis? Let me know your thoughts. Thanks!
I left Oahu over thirty (30) years ago. And they were in the planning stages for the train. It has taken thirty years and $12,000,000,000. And they still haven't finished it. And can't provide bathrooms...
Thank you for riding the rail and giving your review. If I needed to go to Pearlidge, I might catch it. For work, it doesn't go far enough for me. If it was going as far as downtown, I could take the bus the rest of the way. I have to make sure I use the restroom before going. We'll see once it's up and running for business.
hi Charl ! what a big surprised to see....hows your mom and dad doing ? btw my name is Steven and my parents used to owned the vietnamese restaurant right next to your parents grocery store on Hotel street.....any way you're doing a wonderful job here keep it up take good care and god blessed.
I totally understand why people asking for bathrooms but the bus stops doesn’t have bathrooms and people wait for the busses longer than the rail. Maybe the City should put bathrooms at every bus stop.
20 years. That seems about right. Come to think about it, the PALI HWY still going on 6+ years and NO END in sight. The workers just MILKING THE CLOCK until they RETIRE and give the same job to their kids. By the time the finish, GOING NEED REPAIRS again. That's Hawaii for you.
Welcome to the rail game - now this can go 1 of 2 ways... It can stay clean and classy like Japan/China - or go horrifically wrong by still work like New York and Chicago... Also, why are people complaining of there not being a bathroom? Cause once they are installed at the stations not the trains - then the maintenance/security is gonna be 24/7...
Thanks for checking it out for us on such a busy time. I wonder how they will deal with the bathroom situation going forward? I wouldn't even think about that since I compare it to the bus and the bus doesn't have bathrooms on it or at the stops. But I can see the need for it this weekend when so many people wanted to try it for free so at least they had the portable toilets ready for the crowds. I do worry about the bump ride. I'd expect a smoother ride after that much money and time haha. I look forward to your next video.
I love to drive. That being said, I’ve been working on Ford Island for the last 9 years but live in Hawaii Kai. The morning and evening commute is bad (not as bad as West Oahu, though). If we did have something like the rail coming out here I might have considered using it. I heard there were no restrooms but I’m glad they at least have the porta-potty option. On a separate note, my wife saw you at Water Drop the other day. I asked her if she said Hi, but she wanted to leave you and your family in peace.
Thank you for giving us an idea about riding the rail system. First of all, finding a restroom, a clean one, is a major problem. You would think that the people who planned this whole system would have learned from previous projects around the city. Remember the Aloha Stadium, where the womens restroom had lines of people waiting to get in. I hope that the maintenance of the rail system does not run the city BROKE.
Originally was supposed to go to Ala Moana and then UH Manoa, and completed by 2019. They decided to cut those because its sooo overdue and over budget that they cut the route. Hawaiis rail is a joke and people only rode it on opening week because its free and a novelty for them.
Charles, so there were no stops amongst the other 7 stops? You either (during the 5 days of free rides) had to go to the Aloha Stadium or Kapolei ends to go on and go off the rail? It would have been nice that all nine stops could have been utilized during the five days up to July 4th.
They stopped at every stop. I didn't film it cause I didn't want to bore everyone. I thought about doing a video later on with each stop and places to eat. I was actually holding onto the overhead handle with a death grip cause it was a pretty bumpy ride. There was a senior next to me that almost fell down. Thanks for watching
Thanks for braving the crowds and your full bladder to show us the rail and bathroom situation. I think I would ride it but I wish there was more parking at more stops.
D you think the new train should have been called “The Train” instead of the Skyline ? Because you already have “The Bus” and I loved the whole Bus system there when I holidayed there in May !
I thought about that too when I was on the skyline. I'm wondering if there are going to be employees that empty out the rail at the end of each stop. The one I was in the AC wasn't working properly.
They really need to have it stop at UH Manoa, the airport, and near other places people need to go, like downtown or the State Capital or Honolulu Hale or the Honolulu Municipal building. Ideally, it should go all the way out to Hawaii Kai, like the Hawaii Kai park and ride location across from Costco. Kahala Mall would be another logical stop on the way out.
Thanks for riding so I don't need to! I don't think I'll be using it because I have a job and things to do. But this was interesting and also thought-provoking: "no bathroom?? who designed this?" Makes you wonder who was in charge of the design with the billions of dollars we paid as taxpayers 🤔
I never understood the people complaining about bathrooms. Do you really want bathrooms that will just be used and occupied by homeless people all the time? I was just in NYC and I would never even walk 50 feet within one of the stations bathrooms
My cousin has a porta potty business in Hawaii, they should give him a contract to supply porta pottes at each station. Cheaper than an actual building and no homeless would stay.
Not much thought went into the bathroom situation. Is there vending machines? (Low Blood Sugar) In Thailand, there's stores. Again, no brains went into building the rail. Bumpy ride, got built on what company was giving the BIGGEST KICK BACK under the table.
They will need to put porta potty inside the gates, we all sonetimes have unexpected needs. Do they have a simple website for train/ bus routes, times so people can actually functionally use the rail.
This thing ain’t going to Manoa. They took forever to build it over ag land to the stadium. Crossing over through down town and over Makiki to Manoa is impossible as they would have to lose streets, affecting residential areas are densely populated. Elderly and buss users are the only ones gonna use it. You said you would ride it again. But to be worth it many have to ride daily. Not just once a year.
Right now its free until July 4 2023 if you have the Holo Holo Card. But its the same as the bus. 3 dollars and unlimited transfer for 2 hours I believe. I have the website link to the rail in my description box for more details. Thanks for watching.
It a half _ss job, its like the movies they start from the ending then work they way back to the beginning. But Hawaii they start in the middle and forget about the beginning and ending.
I'm sorry for criticizing you about this Charles, but do know it's not limited to you. I've been hearing about plans for this train since I was a kid in the early 70s when I would visit Honolulu during the summer. I rememeber being so excited because in my mind, it would be like a Disneyland Monorail and if you're a 4 year old, that's about the best project one could imagine. Now that it's partially up, the major thing I hear about are complaints about the lack of bathrooms. In another video I saw, the person filiming had audio on and you could hear another rider in the background say somehting like you better plan to go to the bathroom before using the train becuase this is a 20 minute ride. Really? People can't hold it in anymore for that long? Wow. If you take the subway in New York or Boston, using the bathroom in those stations (if they have any because I've never checked) would definitely not be on your list of things to do. Again, this is not particular to you, but since you put the bathroom issue in your thumbnail I'll comment here that I hope the people of Honolulu will instead focus at some point on the fact that they've got a train that is planned to stretch about 20 miles that'll serve many people who now don't need a car to get somewhere and create even more traffic. This is a good thing!
No worries. No offense taken at all. I completely understand what you mean. I think it really just depends on the individual. I was able to hold it in the entire time I filmed. But for my son, who's still potty training, it might be more of a challenge for him to hold it. I just wanted to show the viewers as much as I could of the rail, including the bathrooms so they know what to expect. Personally I enjoyed it and I hope to see it succeed. Thanks for the comment and being thoughtful of my feelings. I appreciate that. Hope you have a great weekend.
@user-wm3gf6qc4x sadly it's the fault of We the People of Hawai'i. It was on the ballot. But, the majority of people don't vote. This is a huge example of why each person needs to vote.
Bus stops are next to the streets. Light rail is a station. I believe there is no train or light rail station anywhere in the world without bathrooms. This project is a failure all the way around, from crazy costs to ridiculous delays and now no bathrooms. So far, ridership is also way less than projected. Would it ever find some success? We will see.
Port a potty only temporary?...after all that money that the people of Hawaii paid...but any case yea already built so may as well make the most of it.
