Column: Property owners who benefit from rail should help pay for it | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Column: Property owners who benefit from rail should help pay for it | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

I think the rail project is primarily a taxpayer-funded “crony capitalist” handout to various special-interest groups who benefit financially from rail construction — including rail-adjacent private property owners, private for-profit real estate developers, realtors, construction contractors and construction labor unions. And who all provide compliant politicians with large campaign contributions and/or large numbers of votes.