Keli‘i Akina, president and CEO of the Honolulu-based conservative think tank Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, was kind when he characterized Caldwell’s statement as misleading.   I believe it was a lie or intentional deception.  He is doing anything and everything possible to fulfill his promises to developers and contractors who have invested heavily in expectation of reaping great profits from the rail project.  I will leave it to readers to determine where the investments may have been made.