Why does the State have to bail out Caldwell and the City?  Caldwell has mismanaged the financial resources of the City for years!  He's an attorney by trade and knows zilch about fiscal management.  Only reason he's mayor is because of his "old boy" democratic ties.  

Rail project should have started from downtown Honolulu and proceeded out towards the leeward coast.  At least they could have used the completed portion to raise future revenue needed to fund the later stages of the project.  Poor oversight and planning.