would we expect anything more (hele-on edition)

[kalakoa]

http://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2018...us-system/

A system that should have at least 50 buses has just 19 working ... Having to rent buses from private vendors is adding $3.2 million annually to the budget.

A few million here, a few million there, and suddenly you need massive tax increases to cover the cost of County employees who aren't doing their jobs and can't be fired.

Where's that forensic accountant?

[kalakoa]

From the Master Plan (commissioned at a cost of $500K), page 91:

In fiscal year 2015, The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) received a total of $220,793,293 from the GET surcharge. This equates to a per capita amount of $222.62 for Oahu's 2014 population of 991,788. Hawaii County's population in 2016 was estimated at 198,449. Halving the Honolulu per capita amount to $111.31 would equate to $22,089,358 annual GET surcharge revenue to the County.

Where's that forensic accountant?