"In a letter Monday, Councilmen Ron Menor, Ikaika Anderson and Joey Manahan requested that the House and Senate both amend the bill today so that it extends the GET surcharge instead."

If those men feel that strongly about it, maybe they should step up and vote for the tax increases to keep this mess going, instead of relying on legislators from Maui, Hawaii Island, and Kauai to do the dirty work.

C'mon guys, if taxes need to be raised to support this ongoing, out-of-control corporate welfare, step up and take responsibility. 

 If this train is too expensive for wealthy tourists to afford, then it's definitely too expensive for the struggling local families to pay for with added taxes on food, medicine, clothing, and rent.