Report: Hawaii asking for $6 million bailout

[madeinhawaii]

Report: Hawaii asking for $6 million bailout for Athletics Department.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaafb/ ... ar-BBh2I8Y

[SundayJam]

Athletics director Ben Jay is reportedly resigning soon, reportedly because of a failure to slow down the department's deficit problems.

I guess the article is a bit dated.

[BigWave96744]

Athletics director Ben Jay is reportedly resigning soon, reportedly because of a failure to slow down the department's deficit problems.

I guess the article is a bit dated.

Small Kine old, dated 12/20/2014

[madeinhawaii]

Sorry guys... someone provided me with this link yesterday, and in my exhuberance, I failed to see the date. I believe this was turned down by the legislature, already.

[BigWave96744]

Sorry guys... someone provided me with this link yesterday, and in my exhuberance, I failed to see the date. I believe this was turned down by the legislature, already.

Good thing your friend didn't send you a story dated April 1st

[BullNuts808]

That's ok.....stop the rail and pay'em anyway. Its a better investment.

[Duster]

Been there, done that re. posting not so new news. My recollection is that they got a "no".

Break even university athletic departments are quite rare and especially unrealistic for a mid major, IMHO. Yet, that seems to be what the academics and BOR are requiring.

[808Hawaii]

That's ok.....stop the rail and pay'em anyway. Its a better investment.

Too late to stop the rail. Would cost too much to take what was built down and we would have to return the Federal funding we already accepted and spent.

[808Hawaii]

Been there, done that re. posting not so new news. My recollection is that they got a "no".

Break even university athletic departments are quite rare and especially unrealistic for a mid major, IMHO. Yet, that seems to be what the academics and BOR are requiring.

Bley-Vroman is showing his naivety. Talk about the blind leading the blind.

[BullNuts808]

That's ok.....stop the rail and pay'em anyway. Its a better investment.

Too late to stop the rail. Would cost too much to take what was built down and we would have to return the Federal funding we already accepted and spent.

no need take'em down. put asphalt to make road for bus only route.

[808Hawaii]

That's ok.....stop the rail and pay'em anyway. Its a better investment.

Too late to stop the rail. Would cost too much to take what was built down and we would have to return the Federal funding we already accepted and spent.

no need take'em down. put asphalt to make road for bus only route.

From east Kapolei to Kahi Mohala? How you going get the buses up and down? There's no ramps yet.

[808Hawaii]

And are you willing to return all the federal funding already accepted?

[madeinhawaii]

That half of one percent for the rail hasn't put any burden on my finances that wasn't already there. I don't feel the pinch at all.

[808Hawaii]

The C&C has to whatever it takes to get the project completed on time and as designed. The alternative would be having to pay back something like $1.55 Billion in Federal funding. Forget about killing the project or changing to at-grade, underground, bus lanes, toll roads, etc. Those are not an option at this point. Anyone suggesting such does not have a clear understanding of the situation.