This project started in 2006 at the price tag of $2.7 BILLION. It’s filled with gross mishaps and mismanagement. The price tag is now around $12 BILLION and incomplete.

We must stop social media games and be honest with the Public. Status Quo will not cut it. The Rail Skyline is out of control. The Maintenance & Operations costs are unclear. If we do not control and reset these project costs, our children will pay for today’s mistakes.

My trusted friend Natalie Iwasa, CPA and Certified Fraud Examiner, and I have been participating and observing City Hall for the last two decades. We know the good, the bad and the ugly.

The 2012 Porter Report warned the city that it could not support both the Rail and its core services. The city ignores these warnings but continue to engage a “sunk-costs” Status Quo. 

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Mayor Blangiardi does not tell you that over $712 million was approved for Rail for 2025 city budget. Every year, big chunks of money are eaten up by rail but the Mayor has not told you about it, has he?

Portions of the Rail from Middle Street to Ala Moana Center is in the Honolulu Sea Level Rise Inundation Zone.

Why are we ignoring the City’s own data? 

Why is the city throwing hundreds of millions ( and billions) of dollars into this without further consideration?