It seemed to be a democratic start, with everyone restricted to no more than two minutes to testify and advised to wait until all testimonies were complete because they might be called back to answer questions. Unfortunately, the meeting reverted back to the usual tactics. City and state administration and HART officials, Rep. Hanabusa, and several people from the hotel and tourism industries were brought back to the microphone to answer questions, taking as long as they liked to get their points across.  Not one person of at least 25 ordinary folks who testified was called back for even a single question. I wonder if the committee members even listen to those of us who lack “clout” and are not appointed or elected officials. We could have left about four hours earlier and read the results later on this Web site.