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The rail agency and Blood Bank of Hawaii can’t agree on compensation for the portion of the site needed for the project.

The Legislature adjourned last week without coming to a decision about how to fund the nearly $10 billion project.

The council considers a bill Wednesday to give developers a break on zoning laws if they sell almost a third of their units as affordable housing.

Mayor Kirk Caldwell should be working to pull people together to solve the rail issue. Instead, he’s pointing fingers — and not at himself.

UPDATED: Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell hopes for a special session, but the Legislature is done for now after a final day shake-up in leadership.

The governor said there needs to be a plan agreed upon by the Legislature or else it’s just “a waste of time.”

UPDATED: The Council Budget Committee passes a resolution allowing the city to use any revenue for rail, including property taxes.

UPDATED: After the tourism industry raised concerns about a hotel tax increase, the Senate shifted back to a 10-year extension of the GET surcharge. But the House rejected that proposal.

Critics say the the proposed 30% increase would leave Honolulu with one of the highest hotel tax rates in the country.

But construction funding remains unsettled in a “recovery plan” submitted to the Federal Transit Administration.