WARD RESEARCH, INC.

HAWAII POLL: APRIL 2017 (WR7198)

FINAL DATA (n = Registered Voters Margin of Error 4.9%)
April 3, 2017 April 8, 2017

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Now, some questions about rail . . .

Q1. The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation, or HART, says there is not enough money to
proceed with construction past Middle Street. To fund additional construction, would you support:

Yes No Dont know

a. Extending the General Excise tax increase beyond 41% 57% 2%
2027
b. Raising property taxes 17 83 1

Q2. Which of the following best represents your opinion on the rail system?

It should go to Ala Moana ............................................................................ 64%

It should stop at Middle Street OR ............................................................... 10
They should stop construction immediately ................................................. 25
Dont know/Refused..................................................................................... 1
 Table 1

Q1. The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation, or HART, says there is not enough money to
proceed with construction past Middle Street. To fund additional construction, would you support:
a. Extending the General Excise tax increase beyond 2027

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TOTAL OWN PROPTY. AGE CATEGORY ETHNICITY HOUSEHOLD INCOME GENDER PARTY VOTE WITH OAHU AREA
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Yes No <35 35-54 55+ Japan Hawai Cauca Fili <$50K $50K- $100K Male Fe- Demo- Repub Nei- Urban P.C./ East Wind- Ewa/
-ese -ian -sian -pino $99K + male crat lican ther/ Hono Aiea/ Hono ward/ Lee-
Indep lulu Mnlua lulu North ward
end/ /Cen. Shore Coast
Other Oahu
----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T) (U) (V) (W)

Yes 41% 42% 40% 36% 43% 42% 52% 29% 50% 27% 31% 45% 49% 46% 36% 50% 32% 31% 37% 52% 53% 40% 20%
HJ HJ K QR W W W W

No 57% 56% 59% 63% 57% 55% 48% 64% 49% 72% 66% 55% 51% 52% 62% 50% 65% 66% 62% 47% 45% 58% 78%
GI P TUV

Don't know 1% 2% 1% *% - 3% 1% 7% 1% *% 3% 1% - 1% 2% *% 3% 3% 1% 1% 1% 2% 2%

BASE 401 264 135 55 139 201 108 57 90 57 105 138 130 204 197 222 60 113 123 99 52 61 61

MARGIN OF ERROR () 4.9 6.0 8.4 13.2 8.3 6.9 9.4 13.0 10.3 13.0 9.6 8.3 8.6 6.9 7.0 6.6 12.6 9.2 8.8 9.8 13.6 12.5 12.5

Comparison Groups: BC/DEF/GHIJ/KLM/NO/PQR/STUVW

Independent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages
Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.
Ward Research, Inc. - 7198 :: Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii Poll :: Apr 2017 ::
 Table 2

Q1. The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation, or HART, says there is not enough money to
proceed with construction past Middle Street. To fund additional construction, would you support:
b. Raising property taxes

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TOTAL OWN PROPTY. AGE CATEGORY ETHNICITY HOUSEHOLD INCOME GENDER PARTY VOTE WITH OAHU AREA
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Yes No <35 35-54 55+ Japan Hawai Cauca Fili <$50K $50K- $100K Male Fe- Demo- Repub Nei- Urban P.C./ East Wind- Ewa/
-ese -ian -sian -pino $99K + male crat lican ther/ Hono Aiea/ Hono ward/ Lee-
Indep lulu Mnlua lulu North ward
end/ /Cen. Shore Coast
Other Oahu
----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T) (U) (V) (W)

Yes 17% 13% 25% 27% 17% 13% 26% 13% 16% 7% 16% 16% 19% 20% 13% 20% 17% 11% 21% 16% 23% 11% 6%
B F J W W

No 83% 87% 75% 73% 82% 86% 74% 87% 83% 90% 84% 84% 80% 78% 87% 80% 80% 89% 79% 84% 76% 89% 91%
C D N

Don't know 1% 1% *% *% 1% *% - - 1% 3% - 1% 1% 1% - *% 2% *% - *% 1% - 2%

BASE 401 264 135 55 139 201 108 57 90 57 105 138 130 204 197 222 60 113 123 99 52 61 61

MARGIN OF ERROR () 4.9 6.0 8.4 13.2 8.3 6.9 9.4 13.0 10.3 13.0 9.6 8.3 8.6 6.9 7.0 6.6 12.6 9.2 8.8 9.8 13.6 12.5 12.5

Comparison Groups: BC/DEF/GHIJ/KLM/NO/PQR/STUVW

Independent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages
Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.
Ward Research, Inc. - 7198 :: Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii Poll :: Apr 2017 ::
 Table 3

Q2. Which of the following best represents your opinion on the rail system?

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TOTAL OWN PROPTY. AGE CATEGORY ETHNICITY HOUSEHOLD INCOME GENDER PARTY VOTE WITH OAHU AREA
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Yes No <35 35-54 55+ Japan Hawai Cauca Fili <$50K $50K- $100K Male Fe- Demo- Repub Nei- Urban P.C./ East Wind- Ewa/
-ese -ian -sian -pino $99K + male crat lican ther/ Hono Aiea/ Hono ward/ Lee-
Indep lulu Mnlua lulu North ward
end/ /Cen. Shore Coast
Other Oahu
----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T) (U) (V) (W)

It should go to Ala 64% 65% 63% 63% 65% 64% 74% 55% 63% 54% 48% 74% 71% 64% 63% 71% 57% 55% 67% 74% 77% 47% 46%
Moana H K K R VW VW VW

It should stop at Middle 10% 10% 10% 11% 11% 8% 9% 10% 11% 13% 13% 9% 8% 10% 10% 9% 6% 14% 11% 8% 4% 16% 12%
Street

They should stop 25% 24% 25% 27% 23% 25% 16% 32% 25% 33% 36% 17% 20% 26% 24% 19% 37% 28% 21% 17% 19% 33% 40%
construction immediately G LM P STU

Don't know/Refused 1% 1% 2% - - 2% 1% 2% 1% - 2% - - 1% 2% 1% 1% 2% 1% 1% - 3% 2%

BASE 401 264 135 55 139 201 108 57 90 57 105 138 130 204 197 222 60 113 123 99 52 61 61

MARGIN OF ERROR () 4.9 6.0 8.4 13.2 8.3 6.9 9.4 13.0 10.3 13.0 9.6 8.3 8.6 6.9 7.0 6.6 12.6 9.2 8.8 9.8 13.6 12.5 12.5

Comparison Groups: BC/DEF/GHIJ/KLM/NO/PQR/STUVW

Independent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages
Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.
Ward Research, Inc. - 7198 :: Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii Poll :: Apr 2017 ::