Hapcapsc's answer is awesome and I can't add anything except to relate why the "T" is there.
It's to prevent the gas tank from vacuum locking.
I found out the hard way, after my first rain storm, after removing the "T", thinking it was a mistake.
Second guessing the Honda engineers is not good.

Oh yeah, that hose also doubles as a gas drain, if you slightly overfill the tank.
It's important that it is not kinked when reinstalling the tank.