There is no way the city can complete its 20-mile steel wheels plan with $6.8 billion of available funding through 2027.  Truncation of the route means forfeiture of federal funds.  Going to grade violates the terms of the Full Funding Grant Agreement for automated operations.  The answer is urban magnetic levitation (maglev).  Maglev 2000 technology can be applied to keep the guideway elevated and automated, complete the full alignment within available funds, use delivered steel wheels trains as well as maglevs on the converted guideway (with a maglev-only portion through town), AND meet the terms of the FFGA.  The idea of spending $100 million for a new environmental impact statement is a scare tactic; two analysts could modify the EIS for maglev in three months.  The only thing maglev lacks is the visibility needed from the media to make O’ahu commuters and taxpayers aware that a rail rescue plan exists.