Rezoning near Halawa rail station on Oahu to be reviewed

• By Ian Bauer
• July 25, 2023
• 42

The Honolulu Planning Commission is being asked to rezone 227 acres around Skyline’s Halawa station to allow for mixed-use development and affordable housing sites near what will become the state’s New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District. Read more

Skyline ridership declines in third week of business

• By Dan Nakaso
• July 22, 2023
• 179

Rail ridership aboard the city’s new Skyline rail system continued to fall in its third week of operation, according to the city. Read more

HART board calls for more financial information on Honolulu rail

• By Ian Bauer
• July 21, 2023
• 118

The board is pressing Skyline’s executive director for more financial information about ongoing construction and questioning why the board was not made fully aware of a $99 million lawsuit filed by a contractor. Read more

HART’s bid to seize Kalihi land by eminent domain moves forward

• By Ian Bauer
• July 13, 2023
• 5

After receiving no objections from the city, Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation’s plan to condemn one family’s industrially zoned property in Kalihi can now move forward in order to complete the nearly $10 billion rail line as designed. Read more

Initial paid rail ridership more than doubles after revision

• By Dan Nakaso
• July 11, 2023
• 137

The number of passengers paying to ride the Skyline rail system for the initial five days after free fares ended July 4 has leaped to 18,329 from 8,127 because passengers who transferred from TheBus were not originally counted as train riders, the city Department of Transportation Services said Monday. Read more

Skyline ridership falls as paid service begins

• By Dan Nakaso
• July 7, 2023
• 167

The first day of paid rail ridership saw a drop in interest, as expected, with only 1,245 passengers boarding Skyline trains. Read more

Ridership plummets on Honolulu Skyline’s first day of paid service

• By Dan Nakaso
• July 6, 2023
• 182

Wednesday’s ridership numbers represented a steep contrast to the 8,952 passengers who packed trains for the inaugural four hours of free service on Friday. Read more

Over 71,000 passengers ride Skyline in first 5, free days

• By Dan Nakaso and Mia Anzalone
• July 6, 2023
• 130

More than 71,000 passengers boarded the city’s new Skyline rail system over the initial five days of free rides — with the first full day of paid rides expected to provide the first real indication of how much interest people have in riding rail’s initial 11 miles. Read more

Kokua Line: How often are Skyline train cars cleaned?

• By Christine Donnelly
• July 4, 2023
• 27

Question: How often are the Skyline train cars cleaned? Read more

City responds to questions about rail safety for keiki

• By Esme M. Infante
• July 1, 2023
• 4

City officials in a Q&A with the Honolulu Star-Advertiser said they believe the rail to be a safe and economical mode of transportation for riders of all ages, including children. Read more

Thousands of riders praise, critique Skyline rail on first day

• By Dan Nakaso
• June 30, 2023
• 30

A loud cheer erupted when the first of more than 200 passengers were finally let into the Halawa Station, located across Salt Lake Boulevard from Aloha Stadium. Read more

Hawaii leaders gather for Skyline’s opening ceremony

• By Star-Advertiser staff
• June 30, 2023
• 58

A grand opening ceremony kicks off this morning at the Halawa station next to the Aloha Stadium. Read more

Honolulu’s Skyline is ready to roll

• By Dan Nakaso
• June 30, 2023
• 132

Opening the city’s rail project for passenger service seemed a near impossibility just 2-1/2 years ago when it was digging a deeper financial hole and federal transit officials had lost faith and were withholding millions of dollars in badly needed funding. Read more

Court hears arguments in Ward Village rail dispute

• By Ian Bauer
• June 30, 2023
• 24

The Hawaii State Supreme Court heard 90 minutes of oral arguments Thursday over an eminent domain dispute involving the construction of a planned rail station within real estate developer Howard Hughes Corp.’s 60-acre master-planned property in Kakaako. Read more

Rail CEO receives ‘C-minus’ evaluation ahead of the project’s biggest milestone

• By Dan Nakaso
• June 29, 2023
• 160

On the eve of the biggest milestone in the often-troubled history of Honolulu’s $9.8 billion rail project, the executive director and CEO of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation received a performance evaluation that she described as an overall “C-minus.” Read more

Skyline: Halawa station is next to shuttered Aloha Stadium

• By Andrew Gomes
• June 29, 2023
• 24

In the interim, the Halawa rail station with a 590-stall automobile park-and-ride lot has been positioned as more of a transportation node for catching TheBus into town or riding rail into westward communities including Pearl City, Waipahu and East Kapolei. Read more

Skyline: Train stops close to, but not at, Pearlridge Center

• By Andrew Gomes
• June 29, 2023
• 48

Most of Pearlridge Center, which covers 45 acres, is a 5- to 10-minute walk from the station along Kamehameha Highway and Kaonohi. Read more

Skyline: Honolulu rail station at LCC is unique and isolated

• By Andrew Gomes
• June 28, 2023
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