text: At 11 Billion (or likely much more) the cost per rail guide way mile is $500 MILLION A MILE.
  
  That is an INSANELY HIGH and OBSCENE COST per mile- likely the highest ever in world history to serve an incredibly small island population of one million- the vast majority of which are NOT commuters but paying huge regressive taxes FOREVER.
  
  Compared to any other rail project in US history this is by far the largest cost anywhere and uses a regressive tax on the middle and low income. And they will be going after property taxes next which everyone promised "would never happen." (Like: "On Time, On Budget.")("When the Moon falls in the ocean.")
  
  The HART website even contains many outright lies including "the majority of cost will be paid by visitors - when in truth it is more like 14-20 percent - and that will go down during the next likely tourism recession and Oahu taxpayers will pay 90% in regressive taxes.