Evidently they WERE trying to build a train to Hawaii.

http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2019/02/14/federal-government-subpoenas-series-documents-rail-authority/

HONOLULU - A federal grand jury has subpoenaed more than 30,000 documents from the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation as part of a criminal investigation.

Rail officials are blamed for missteps that led to project costs ballooning 80 percent ― from the original estimate of $5.1 billion to more than $9 billion.