Niuhelewai station
Appearance
Niuhelewai Honolulu Community College–Kapālama | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Dillingham Boulevard & Kokea Street Honolulu, Hawaiʻi | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 21°19′18″N 157°52′21″W / 21.321730°N 157.872542°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Honolulu Department of Transportation Services | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opening | 2031 | ||||||||||
Future services | |||||||||||
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Niuhelewai station (also known as Honolulu Community College–Kapālama station) is a planned Skyline station in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. It will be built as part of the third phase of the Skyline route, scheduled to open in 2031.[1]
The Hawaiian Station Name Working Group proposed Hawaiian names for the twelve rail stations on the eastern end of the rail system (stations in the Airport and City Center segments) in April 2019.[2][3] The name of this station, Niuhelewai, means "coconut going or carried on water" and refers to a sacred residence of the goddess Haumea, the site of a battle between Haumea and Kaulu, and also the site of a battle between warriors from Oʻahu and Maui.[4]
References
- ^ "HART: Expect Honolulu's Full Rail Line To Be Done In 2031". Honolulu City Beat. March 10, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
- ^ "Nā Inoa" (PDF). honolulu.gov. April 15, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- ^ Wu, Nina (April 18, 2019). "Honolulu rail transit authority seeks feedback on Hawaiian names for train stations". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
- ^ "Hawaiian Station Naming Program" (PDF). Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation. March 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2019.