Are we so naive that we're surprised that the greedy opportunists are cashing in (or cashing out)? On top of that, it's clear that was the driving force from the beginning -- the ruse of affordable housing was just a clever way for developers and investors to get the state/county to pave their yellow brick road. The ultimate problem is that there are enough of them (and they control enough capital) to have their way -- sorry, but Hawaii is doomed (or continues on it's long, tortured road to doom).