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Letter: PR for HART board is putting lipstick on a pig

JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
                                Construction continues at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport Skyline station on June 27.

JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM

Construction continues at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport Skyline station on June 27.

The front page of your Tuesday edition noted the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation’s board is willing to spend more tax dollars to improve the rail’s image (“HART board looks to hire PR firm to improve its image,” Star-Advertiser, July 2). Unfortunately, if you put lipstick on a pig, it’s still a pig. In my opinion, no amount of image improvement will turn the rail into a success or justify the expense of a PR firm.

James Sharp

Mililani


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