HART, like a drug addict, will do and say anything to get money to feed the addiction. Outright lie, steal tax dollars, and cheat the citizens of Hawaii by not delivering anything close to what they promised. Like a drug addict, it is not them that has the problem. It is always someone or something else like high construction costs, delay, lawsuits, etc, etc, etc. Even something as basic as producing an accurate budget  and schedule is beyond them. 

Like an addict, until they accept that they have a problem nothing will change. Tax dollars will continue to be wasted and we citizens will again pay the price through increased taxes. STOP AT MIDDLE and FIX THE PROBLEM before you even think of extending the excise tax. Otherwise, the Democrats will just live up to their reputation as the TAX AND SPEND  political party.