This article just reads as a press release from HIRA. Rail is not being financed by a sales tax, we have no such tax in Hawaii (yes I know it is similar to the GET tax). People pay for things they never use all the time, it is the very basis of government. I have paid lots in taxes over the years for other peoples kids education - not that I mind it. The roads are not nearly as bad as most say, and the county roads are in much better shape than state and private roads. The telescope didn't just involve looking at the stars, it involved using dynamite on the mountain. Obama's slogan meant a progressive future, Trumps meant a return to the past. Har stood in the way of equal rights and got what she deserved, the same as if she had opposed interracial marriage. We don't need opposition to democrats to make things better, we just need better democrats in office. The GOP should accept their platform is counter to what the majority of Hawaii residents believe in.