It is interesting to see rail proponents argue that Honolulu’s rail transit system should proceed at any cost (“Rail project must go beyond Middle Street,” “Stopping rail short would be disastrous,” Star-Advertiser, Letters, April 15).

When you think that only 51% of voters approved an archaic steel-on-steel rail in 2005, which was promised by then-Mayor Mufi Hannemann to cost no more than $3.8 billion. This was later magically increased to $5.2 billion. This is when the buck literally should have stopped.

Build what you can for $5.2 billion because that is all the votes you had. Just the thought that we are now facing a minimum of $9 billion-plus, and the city feels entitled to end at a privately owned luxury mall, is asinine.

Given the cost and mismanagement, take a vote and ask the question now. I dare you.

Wailani Ho

Kakaako

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