tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937602330391830242.post4444748525511734889..comments2023-03-25T02:17:56.058-10:00Comments on Say Yes to the Honolulu Rail System: Being the News Isn’t Our Goal, but When We Are, It’s Appropriate To Give the Rest of the StoryDoug Carlsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10191683240304122047noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937602330391830242.post-74969516142273144972013-04-11T14:17:36.082-10:002013-04-11T14:17:36.082-10:00Yes -- that's pretty much what it was, an atte...Yes -- that's pretty much what it was, an attention-getting, politics-inspired media play. Unfortunately, it worked. HART's public involvement team didn't enjoy much if any backing from above despite its exceptional success (see this blog's final post on 8/13/12), and two weeks to the day after the above post, nearly the entire team was notified of its impending termination. We may not have survived the contretemps as individuals, but the rail project did, and that's what counts.Doug Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10191683240304122047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937602330391830242.post-28123142098486518312012-06-26T16:57:16.790-10:002012-06-26T16:57:16.790-10:00I might have less sympathy for spending on providi...I might have less sympathy for spending on providing public information if the reporters and commentators hadn't done such a piss-poor job on rail for so long, continuing with the naive approach to this political dog and pony show by a few council members seeking re-election or higher office. Groan....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937602330391830242.post-53135487761643611752012-06-26T12:53:55.626-10:002012-06-26T12:53:55.626-10:00For the record I am in no way connected with the H...For the record I am in no way connected with the Honolulu transit project. Just a concerned citizen who is trying to understand the facts through the fog of politicians and newspaper columnist who have there own agendas. The root of the problem is a media which gives equal footing to deliberate half truths and the actual truth. This puts pressure on honest politicians to become very political. I have no problem with politicians asking about public expenditures. It is their duty to do so even if their motives are political. And just for the record my posts are not political and only reflect my opinion. And I approve this message.Roy Kamisatonoreply@blogger.com