The City Council is correct on voting “no” to spend $300,000 for private attorneys to represent Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation officials after federal investigators issued subpoenas.

The rail project is very costly. If the federal government gave you money to build the rail, and the project has significant cost overruns, the federal investigators will look into where the money was spent. One doesn’t need a lawyer to look over what should be turned over to the federal investigators. Now is the time to get rid of all the lawyers and let justice prevail.

Roland Louie

Kaimuki

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