Remember those polls that came out a few weeks ago that showed dwindling support for the rail project? Will those have any impact on the Honolulu City Council?

That’s the question I tried to dig into with my story today. I’ve sat through a lot of meetings, and it seems to me that the interrogations of HART by council members have gotten more aggressive in recent months. That might be a function of the public opinion surveys, or it might just be that they have legitimate frustrations with the way the process is playing out.

Either way, it’s not an idle question, since the council has some key votes coming up that could stop rail in its tracks even before the lawsuit is decided or the primary election that could see Ben Cayetano become mayor.

Read the full story for my analysis: Council Support Wavers As Key Rail Vote Looms