Mayor Kirk Caldwell did not drop out of the sky yesterday. He was with Mayor Mufi Hannemann and Caldwell touted himself as the point person for the rail. They orchestrated this project with a foundation built with sand.

This is a must-read by  former Democrat Governor Ben Cayetano and former Democrat Party Chair/federal Judge Walter Heen, UH Law Professor Randy Roth and  businessman Cliff Slater. 

http://hawaiipoliticalinfo.org/node/4300 

"Parsons Brinckerhoff, which has already received more than $100 million in contracts from the City and stands to receive another $300-$400 million if the project is built; 

InfraConsult, a firm formed by three former Parsons Brinckerhoff employees, which the City hired to provide oversight on Parsons Brinckerhoff 's work; 

and Wayne Yoshioka, who was recruited by Mayor Hannemann from Parsons Brinckerhoff to head up the City’s Department of Transit Services, and whose wife continues to work at Parsons Brinckerhoff. "

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