Former Governor Ben Cayetano has not held an elected position for almost 10 years, but has declared that he is running for Honolulu Mayor to put an end to the rail project. According to a poll conducted by Ward Research Inc. for the Star-Advertiser and Hawaii News Now, Cayetano would win the Democratic primiary if voting were held today with 44 percent of the vote. Current Mayor Peter Carlisle would receive 35 percent of the vote and former city managing director and Acting Mayor Kirk Caldwell would receive 16 percent of the vote.
Cayetano is running on an “anti-rail” platform and has openly stated that he is very much opposed to the $5.27 billion rail transit project that the city is planning. Cayetano stated, “What I sense for the first time is this is not an ideological battle, Democrats versus Republicans. On this one issue, people from all different backgrounds and political persuasions have come together and agreed on this one issue.”
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 2-13-2012, www.staradvertiser.com
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