To Hawaii's elected officials and ilk - With all due respect,  "skin in the game" has nothing to do with taxing current and future Hawaii's taxpayers more (raising taxes to new record high levels). ''Skin in the game" would be for you and your ilk to fess up and realize tax money is limited in our already cash strapped small state and rail is unaffordable even if it were completely built and paid for. ''Skin in the game" is when you and your ilk stop being beholden to other politicians, business leaders and unions, and for the stake of our current and future taxpayers, make for once make right decision regarding rail.