The developers planning to develop multi housing/retail projects along the rail line must be salivating at this proposal which will enrich
their bottom line. The metaphor, "affordable housing" is a joke as what passes as affordable is not that at all and are out of reach for
the average working person. The intended target for these developments are the affluent from other countries  from Asia and elsewhere
in the world.  It is pretty much a cruel game that the ruling political elite and the controlled drive by media is playing on people here
especially since it is the working person here that will be paying a disproportional share of the cost.  Welcome to the Banana Republic
of the Hawaiian Islands.