Vector, those are quite some claims.  Might I ask what newspaper you are reading?

I've been reading the stolidly pro-rail SA, yet I have seen any stories that support your claims.  Here's what I have been reading:

"The City Council has approved height, density and parking breaks for a development near the Hawai‘i Convention Center that will have 200-plus hotel rooms and high-end condo units, but none of the affordable housing that’s supposed to be tied to TOD.  Instead, the developer will meet its affordability obligation by contributing $2.5 million to the city’s affordable housing fund — barely enough for 10 affordable units."

and

"Chinese developers are asking for TOD waivers is a proposed 440-room hotel across from Ala Moana Center that offers 68 non-guaranteed affordable rental units at a different location."

http://www.staradvertiser.com/2017/07/02/hawaii-news/volcanic-ash/rail-oriented-development-wreck-can-still-be-prevented/

So where are your sources?