Comment: Good points. 
Although I would say the job would take six months or more  in Hawaii. 

everything takes longer and costs more because we have no accountability and basically no PRIDE from any of the city or state managers, officials and most of the employees.  No one wants to do it better 

Just do your job slow and shitty. Even after a road is paved in Oahu it's falling apart within a few years.

The contractors know this.
It really comes down to leadership which is non exsistence in this state !