It was reported that legislators were told that no amendments would be accepted.  (And we saw that with the four failed attempts by several House representatives.)  That’s not how our government should be run – especially when it comes to the biggest project in the state. 

While the big parts of SB4 received a lot of discussion, other components and their impacts were barely mentioned.  For example, will Honolulu have to give up a chunk of its regular TAT to make it fair to the neighbor islands?

Will the state continue to adequately fund the additional bureaucracy they created to check invoices and annually review HART?  

What happens if the state is late in making its payments to the city, like they regularly are with grants and refunds to taxpayers?  Will city money have to be used to front those costs?  (Cont.)