It baffles me that Hawaii rotates the same leaders through offices over and over like a big game of musical chairs and then wonders why we never have any solutions to any problems.  This whole rail thing was poorly planned and poorly executed from the start.  The sooner the politicians admit that, the closer we'll be to a solution.  If Kirk Caldwell and crew couldn't manage the old money, why should the taxpayers give them any new money?  I say "no" to the general excise tax.  The mayor's office simply has to think outside the box and come up with a creative solutions.  For example, I've long since said that Hawaii should legalize recreational marijuana and split the revenue between the rail, schools, and the homeless.  The State of Colorado raised over $1 billion in one year.  So, how important is rail to Kirk Caldwell? Is it important enough for him to suggest it and draft a bill for the governor?