They want private sector "investment"? Then tax the H**L out of the REITS that directly benefit from this fiasco! From one mall (Kapolei) to the other (Ala Moana) and all the real estate (TOD) projects in between.

But "our" politicians DON'T HAVE THE POLITICAL WILL to do that! So this is all just meaningless TALK about private sector "skin in the game". 

Our part-time, ethically opaque mayor pulls yet another fast one on us SUCKERS