Kalauao station

Kalauao
Pearlridge
View from the station platform in June 2023
General information
Location98-80 Kamehameha Highway
Waimalu, Hawaiʻi
Coordinates21°23′02″N 157°56′51″W / 21.383995°N 157.947633°W / 21.383995; -157.947633
Owned byHonolulu Department of Transportation Services
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport TheBus: A, 11, 32, 40, 42, 51, 53, 88A, 541, 542, 544, 545[1]
Pearlridge Center#Skycab Pearlridge Center Skycab
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking16 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesRacks
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJune 30, 2023; 16 months ago (2023-06-30)
Services
Preceding station Skyline Following station
Waiawa
toward Kualakaʻi
Skyline Hālawa
Terminus
Location
Map

Kalauao station (also known as Pearlridge station) is a Skyline metro station in Waimalu, Hawaiʻi, serving the Pearlridge Center shopping mall.[2] The station is located in the median of Kamehameha Highway above its intersection with Kaonohi Street. It opened on June 30, 2023[3][4] with a temporary 16-space park and ride lot.[5]

In Hawaiian, "kalauao" means "the multitude of clouds" and is the name of the ahupuaʻa in which it is located.[6][7] The Hawaiian Station Name Working Group proposed Hawaiian names for the nine rail stations on the ʻEwa end of the rail system (stations west of and including Aloha Stadium) in November 2017,[8] and HART adopted the proposed names on February 22, 2018.[9] The Hawaiian name initially proposed for the station, Puʻuloa, means "long hill" and refers to an ʻili that marked the entrance to the bays of Puʻuloa.[8]

  1. ^ "TheBus-Rail Network 2023" (PDF). City and County of Honolulu. June 19, 2023. p. 3. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "Kalauao Center Station #8". Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  3. ^ "'A 21st century system': To fanfare, city announces official opening date of rail's first phase". Hawaii News Now. May 9, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  4. ^ Honore, Marcel. "All Aboard 'Skyline': City Plans To Start Rail Service On 4th of July Weekend". Honolulu Civil Beat. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  5. ^ "Skyline Park and Rides". Honolulu Department of Transportation Services. June 16, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  6. ^ Gomes, Andrew (June 29, 2023). "Skyline stops close to, but not at, Hawaii's second-largest shopping center". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. pp. A6. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  7. ^ "Nā Inoa" (PDF). honolulu.gov. February 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Hawaiian Station Naming Program" (PDF). Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation. November 22, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  9. ^ "HART Board of Directors unanimously approve Hawaiian names for first nine rail stations" (PDF) (Press release). Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation. February 22, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2019.