Great report on what most of us already know.  I'm not sure Friends of Rail, development and unions even needed to spend the money, as they already had sufficient legislators and councilmen in their pockets to get the vote.  It was more a PR campaign aimed to make mindless civilians believe there had been some survey in which 75% wanted rail completed to Ala Moana.  It would have been nice to have this news come out in main stream media while it was pertinent, so that some people would at least be aware of who was trying to influence them into pro rail.  Why try and hide their identities?   Increased transparency is needed when PR campaigns that have a potential impact on billions in future taxes spews lies in the media.  Truth told it should read something more like, "hey the unions and developers in conjunction with your purchased, flunky politicians want you, John Q. Public to pay another $2.4 billion to get an 18th century train to a mall owned by a giant mainland corporation."