Of the 9 voting members of HART, Caldwell directly appointed Colleen Hanabusa, William "Buzz" Hong, and Colbert Matsumoto.  The ex-officio voting members are Michael Formby, Director of Transportation Services, and Ford Fuchigami, Director of Transportation, both of whom Caldwell appointed to those departmental positions.  It's true that Caldwell didn't appoint all of them immediately upon starting his term as mayor.  However, he had the Director of Transportation Services and the Director of Transportation on the board early on, and Caldwell couldn't even get the information he wanted from the board.  He had to hire a consultant to try to figure out how HART was spending its money.  The City Council hired its own consultant because HART wasn't forthcoming with information.  Only since Hanabusa has been on the board has there been any semblance of an effort by HART to be transparent and honest about rising costs.