Cayetano candidacy would open deeper debate on rail

By Cynthia Oi

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jan 05, 2012

~~<p>The city’s rail project has Ben Cayetano so unsettled that he says he might make a run for Mayor Peter Carlisle’s job to stop the transit juggernaut.</p>
<p>For the former governor to emerge from a decade of retirement to jump with both feet into the political fray once again would fortify his position that rail is a huge mistake for Oahu, Hawaii’s economic and population nucleus, if not for the whole state.</p>
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The city’s rail project has Ben Cayetano so unsettled that he says he might make a run for Mayor Peter Carlisle’s job to stop the transit juggernaut.

For the former governor to emerge from a decade of retirement to jump with both feet into the political fray once again would fortify his position that rail is a huge mistake for Oahu, Hawaii’s economic and population nucleus, if not for the whole state. Login for more...