The rail project was sold on lies and unfortunately, there were enough "rubes" in Hawaii who fell for it.  There are so many fundamental problems with rail.   It was hijacked to political pandering, which is why UH Manoa was removed as a destination.   The rail should have started from UH Manoa.   If it only went that far and got shut down, it would have still had a use and may have reduced some town traffic.  

The planning and execution of the rail construction was poor.  How else can the project manager's most comment response to question be "I don't know" or "it was bad luck"?