After years of criticism and delays, Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi has proposed ending the rail line near Halekauwila and South streets instead of its long-planned terminus at Ala Moana Center. That would leave the system with 19 stations instead of 21.

The project was forecast to cost over $5 billion when Hawaii’s best-known dignitaries gathered for a ceremonial groundbreaking and blessing in February 2011. Local rail officials now say the full 20-mile, 21-station line is expected to cost over $11 billion.

Blangiardi said the shorter line might be completed in May 2029 instead of the current 2031 estimate, but that plan needs approval from the Federal Transit Administration.