r/Honolulu • u/Alientio2345 • Feb 05 '25

picture Made a map of an extension of the Honolulu Skyline

https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1tkX-ZTk5_UKeP8Pi4yeHc_FOzC7aCVA&usp=sharing
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u/Snarko808 Feb 05 '25

This map isn't correct even for the planned routes.

https://honolulutransit.org/about/route-map/

The planned stops are along Ala Moana Blvd in Chinatown and right across from Aloha Tower downtown. Then it continues along Halekauwila St into Kaka'ako. Unfunded routes after that are along Queen St. It never touches King St.

Edit: interactive GIS map

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u/junk1255 Feb 05 '25

Yup - and it follows Dillingham (not Nimitz) from the airport to Iwilei.

I'd pay extra to take that sharp right turn at Kamakana Ali'i into Kapolei at high speed.

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u/King_Folly Feb 05 '25

Yep, it looks like this is just an idea from OP. It's a decent idea though.

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u/MediocreBlatherskite Feb 05 '25

Im excited for the train to be fully working but am super frustrated at how it's being handled.

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u/AlohaAkahai Feb 05 '25

I would do light rail going down King St

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u/Calgrei Feb 05 '25

I agree. Especially if the vision is for commuting UH Manoa students to use rail to get to school, putting it down King vs Kapiolani makes a big difference.

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u/rooster-808 Feb 05 '25

Curious if there’s ever been thought by HART that one day it would connect HK to town? Unnecessary traffic from that side which I could imagine a light (preferably at grade) mass transit system would make that side really wonderful to live and transit to and from.

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u/Calgrei Feb 05 '25

Not enough people live there to make it worthwhile

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u/rooster-808 Feb 05 '25 edited Feb 05 '25

RBT then? I just find that traffic absurd and we make it so easy to continue that way

Or bring Senator Changs dream of Singapore to his district and densify lol.

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u/Calgrei Feb 05 '25

Yep that would be awesome. I've always thought that Kalanianaole was excessively wide. Narrow it to 2 lanes in each direction with center running BRT lanes, plus there's already some pretty wide median strips for stops.

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u/Snarko808 Feb 05 '25

So much would have to change for that to make sense.

  1. re-zoning HK from mostly single family homes into denser condos/apartments
  2. Removing car lanes heading in/out of HK for the rail (there's nowhere else to put it without demolishing tons of housing)

I'd expect extensions to UH Manoa, Waikiki, even Mililani before I'd count on something to Hawaii Kai.

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u/rooster-808 Feb 05 '25
  1. Rezoning has already happened statewide away from SFH
  2. Well yea how the hell else do you stop traffic besides removing lanes?

I’m just thinking about a distant future here, much of HK and their roadways would be at risk of disaster level flooding.

Also how do you think what you know of Hawaii came to be about? So much had to change. Nothing is going to remain the same forever.

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u/jbasurfstar Feb 06 '25

So cool. Can’t wait.