i think the train is simply another ride in Hawaii.  Like Disneyland.  It is a fake Monorail.  Very visible, looks sexy, enticing, etc. Something you can see, but other than that, it has no benefit except to use it as an excuse to tax us all more and more, forever.  Whomever thought this one up is very shrewd.  No controls on the tax and spend greed.  How can the cost go from $5B to $10-15B in a couple of years?  It is impossible.  They will go as high as we let them.