Honolulu

==Transportation==
===Air===
[[File:HonoluluAirportWelcomeSign.jpg|thumb|[[Daniel K. Inouye International Airport|Honolulu International Airport]] old control tower]]
[[File:HNL reef runway.jpg|thumb|right|8R "Reef Runway" of Honolulu International Airport]]
[[File:Honolulu09.JPG|thumb|right|Aerial view of H-1 (looking east) from Honolulu Airport heading into downtown Honolulu]]

At the western end of the CDP, [[Daniel K. Inouye International Airport]] (HNL) is the principal aviation gateway to the state of Hawaii. [[Kalaeloa Airport]] is primarily a commuter facility used by unscheduled air taxis, general aviation and transient and locally based military aircraft.

===Highways===
Honolulu has been ranked as having the nation's worst traffic congestion, beating former record holder [[Los Angeles]]. Drivers waste on average over 58 hours per year on congested roadways.<ref>{{cite web |title= The Worst Traffic in America? It's not Los Angeles |date= May 24, 2012 |publisher= Yahoo! Autos |url= http://autos.yahoo.com/news/the-worst-traffic-in-america--it-s-not-los-angeles.html |access-date=August 8, 2012}}</ref> The following [[freeway]]s, part of the [[Interstate Highway System]] serve Honolulu:

*[[File:I-H1.svg|26px]] [[Interstate H-1]], western terminous is at [[Kapolei]] where you can connect to the Farrington Highway. The H-1 passes [[Hickam Air Force Base]] and [[Honolulu International Airport]], runs through pearl city before heading downtown into Honolulu continues eastward through Makiki and Kaimuki, ending at Waialae/Kahala and start of the Kalanianole Highway. 
*[[File:I-H201.svg|26px]] [[Interstate H-201]]—also known as the Moanalua Freeway and sometimes numbered as its former number, Hawaii State Route 78—connects two points along H-1: at [[Aloha Stadium]] and [[Fort Shafter]]. Close to H-1 and Aloha Stadium, H-201 has an exchange with the western terminus of [[Interstate H-3]] to the windward side of Oahu ([[Kaneohe, Hawaii|Kaneohe]]). This complex of connecting ramps, some directly between H-1 and H-3, is in [[Halawa, Hawaii|Halawa]].
*[[File:I-H2.svg|26px]] [[Interstate H-2]] Connects at a junction near Waipau and Pearl City with the H-1 freeway. The H-2 freeway will take you up to Schofield barracks before ending at Wahiawa where it connect to the north shore. 
*[[File:I-H3.svg|26px]] [[Interstate H-3]] Connects at a junction near Halawa Heights. This interstate highway will take you from Halawa heights through the Ko'olau Range to Kaneohe. Its final termination is at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Exit 15 is the last exit before entering Marine Corps Base Hawaii.

Other major highways that link Honolulu CCD with other parts of the Island of Oahu are:
*[[File:HI-61.svg|26px]] [[Pali Highway]], State Route 61, crosses north over the Koʻolau range via the Pali Tunnels to connect to [[Kailua, Honolulu County, Hawaii|Kailua]] and [[Kaneohe, Hawaii|Kaneohe]] on the windward side of the Island.
*[[File:HI-63.svg|26px]] [[Likelike Highway]], State Route 63, also crosses the Koʻolau to Kaneohe via the Wilson Tunnels.
*[[File:HI-72.svg|26px]] Kalanianaole Highway, State Route 72, runs eastward from Waialae/Kahala to [[Hawaii Kai, Hawaii|Hawai{{okina}}i Kai]] and around the east end of the island to [[Waimanalo Beach, Hawaii|Waimanalo Beach]].
*[[Kamehameha Highway]], State Route 80, 83, 99 and 830, runs westward from near [[Hickam Air Force Base]] to [[Aiea, Hawaii|Aiea]] and beyond, eventually running through the center of the island and ending in [[Kaneohe, Hawaii|Kaneohe]].
*[[Farrington Highway]], State Route 93 runs western leeward Oahu from Kaena Point through Waianae and Makaha before the start of the H-1. State Rte 930 starts east to west in the north shore connecting you from Wailua to Kaena Point

Like most major American cities, the Honolulu metropolitan area experiences heavy traffic congestion during rush hours, especially to and from the western suburbs of [[Kapolei]], [[{{okina}}Ewa Beach, Hawaii|{{okina}}Ewa Beach]], [[Aiea, Hawaii|Aiea]], [[Pearl City]], [[Waipahu]], and [[Mililani]].

There is a Hawaii Electric Vehicle Demonstration Project (HEVDP).<ref>{{cite web |title=Hawaii Center for Advanced Transportation Technologies |url=http://www.htdc.org/programsservices/hcatt.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090712035301/http://www.htdc.org/programsservices/hcatt.html |archive-date=July 12, 2009 |access-date=November 13, 2009 |publisher=[[High Technology Development Corporation]] |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

===Public transport===
====Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation====
In November 2010, voters approved a charter amendment to create a [[public transit]] authority to oversee the planning, construction, operation and future extensions to Honolulu's rail system, now known as [[Skyline (Honolulu)|Skyline]]. The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) has a 10-member board of directors, with three members appointed by the mayor, three selected by the Honolulu City Council, and the city and state transportation directors.<ref name="HART">{{cite web|url=http://www.honolulutransit.org/hart.aspx |author=Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation |author-link=Skyline (Honolulu) |title=HART – Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation |publisher=Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation |location=Honolulu |access-date=July 14, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422000532/http://www.honolulutransit.org/hart.aspx |archive-date=April 22, 2012}}</ref>

The opening of the first phase of the Skyline was delayed until 2023, as HART canceled the initial bids for the first nine stations, rebid the work as three packages of three stations each, and allowed more time for construction in the hope that increased competition on smaller contracts would drive down costs;<ref>{{cite news |url=http://m.kitv.com/news/hart-cancels-bids-for-first-9-rail-stations/27967000 |title=HART cancels bids for first 9 rail stations |newspaper=[[KITV]] |date=September 10, 2014 |access-date=November 27, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129163425/http://m.kitv.com/news/hart-cancels-bids-for-first-9-rail-stations/27967000 |archive-date=November 29, 2014}}</ref> initial bids ranged from $294.5&nbsp;million to $320.8&nbsp;million, far surpassing HART's budget of $184&nbsp;million.<ref>honolulutransit.org [http://www.honolulutransit.org/media/280559/20140814-weekly-eblast.pdf Honolulu Transit E-Blast (PDF)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225150532/http://www.honolulutransit.org/media/280559/20140814-weekly-eblast.pdf |date=December 25, 2014}} August 18, 2014.</ref>

====Bus====
{{Main|TheBus (Honolulu)}}

Established by former Mayor [[Frank F. Fasi]] as the replacement for the Honolulu Rapid Transit Company (HRT), Honolulu's [[TheBus (Honolulu)|TheBus]] system was honored in 1994–95 and 2000–01 by the [[American Public Transportation Association]] as "America's Best Transit System". TheBus operates 107 routes serving Honolulu and most major cities and towns on Oʻahu. TheBus comprises a fleet of 531 buses, and is run by the [[non-profit corporation|nonprofit corporation]] Oʻahu Transit Services in conjunction with the city Department of Transportation Services. {{As of|2006}}, Honolulu was ranked fourth for highest per-capita use of [[mass transit in the United States]].<ref name="NTD 2006">{{cite web |url=http://www.ntdprogram.gov/ntdprogram/pubs/other_data_products/Top_Transit_Cities.xls |website=National Transit Database |title=Top Transit Cities 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100720225645/http://www.ntdprogram.gov/ntdprogram/pubs/other_data_products/Top_Transit_Cities.xls |archive-date=July 20, 2010 |date=February 11, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

'''Para-transit Options'''

The island also features TheHandi-Van,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.honolulu.gov/dts/aboutus/publictransit.html|title=Public Transit|website=www.honolulu.gov|access-date=November 13, 2019|archive-date=November 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191113031647/http://www.honolulu.gov/dts/aboutus/publictransit.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> for riders who require para-transit operations. To be eligible for this service, riders must meet the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). TheHandi-Van has a fare of $2 and is available from 4am to 1am. There is a 24-hour service within 3/4 of a mile of TheBus route 2<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.honolulu.gov/rep/site/dts/dts_docs/24hrserviceforrte2.pdf|title=Route 2}}</ref> and route 40.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.honolulu.gov/rep/site/dts/dts_docs/24hrserviceforrte40.pdf|title=Route 40}}</ref> TheHandi-Van comprises a fleet of 160 buses. The parantransit branch also runs Human Services Transportation Coordination (HSTCP), which mainly provides transportation for people with disabilities, older adults, and people with limited incomes, assisted by the Committee for Accessible Transportation (CAT). Both organizations work together to provide transportation for elderly and persons with disabilities.

====Rail====
{{Main|Skyline (Honolulu)}}

Honolulu has no [[urban rail transit]] system, though electric street railways were operated in Honolulu by the now-defunct Honolulu Rapid Transit Company before World War II. Predecessors to the Honolulu Rapid Transit Company were the Honolulu Rapid Transit and Land Company (began 1903) and Hawaiian Tramways (began 1888).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hawaiihistory.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=ig.page&year=1888 |title=Hawaii's History in 1888 – Hawaii History – 1888 |publisher=Hawaiihistory.org |access-date=May 22, 2012 |archive-date=June 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604124747/http://www.hawaiihistory.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=ig.page&year=1888 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The City and County of Honolulu is constructing a {{convert|20|mi|km|adj=on}} rail transit line that will connect Honolulu with cities and suburban areas near [[Pearl Harbor]] and in the Leeward and West Oahu regions. Skyline aims to alleviate [[traffic congestion]] for West Oʻahu commuters while being integral in the westward expansion of the metropolitan area. The project has been criticized for its cost, delays, and potential environmental impacts, but the line is expected to have large ridership. The line's first segment connects East Kapolei and Aloha Stadium and opened on June&nbsp;30, 2023.<ref>{{cite news|author=<!-- Staff writer -->|title=With new name, city hopes for a positive rebrand of Honolulu's rail project|date=June 16, 2023|work=Hawaii News Now|url=https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2023/06/16/city-announce-official-name-brand-honolulu-rail-system/|accessdate=June 17, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Vantuono |first=William C. |date=June 30, 2023 |title='Skyline' Opens in Honolulu |work=Railway Age |url=https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/rapid-transit/skyline-opens-in-honolulu/ |access-date=December 23, 2023}}</ref>

====Bicycle sharing====
Since June 28, 2017, [[Bikeshare Hawaii]] administers the bicycle sharing program in Oʻahu while Secure Bike Share operates the ''[http://gobiki.org Biki]'' system. Most ''Biki'' stations are between Chinatown/Downtown and Diamond Head, but a 2018 expansion added stations toward the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Campus, Kapiolani Community College, Makiki, and Kalihi area.<ref>{{cite web | title = Bikeshare Hawaii | url = http://www.bikesharehawaii.org/ | access-date = August 14, 2017 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170815061101/http://www.bikesharehawaii.org/ | archive-date = August 15, 2017 | df = mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = 10 new Biki stops to be installed from Downtown to Waikiki | url = http://www.kitv.com/story/36133094/10-new-biki-stops-to-be-installed-from-downtown-to-waikiki | work = [[KITV]] | date = August 14, 2017 | access-date = August 14, 2017 | archive-date = August 14, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170814233624/http://www.kitv.com/story/36133094/10-new-biki-stops-to-be-installed-from-downtown-to-waikiki | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Zielke | first = Aydee | title = Honolulu's bike share program ready to roll in summer 2015! | url = http://www.hhf.com/2014/04/02/honolulus-bikeshare-program-ready-to-roll-in-summer-2015/ | work = HHF Planners | date = April 2, 2014 | access-date = August 14, 2017 | archive-date = February 25, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160225085123/http://www.hhf.com/2014/04/02/honolulus-bikeshare-program-ready-to-roll-in-summer-2015/ | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Bikeshare Hawaii selects PBSC Urban Solutions as partner to supply bikes for Honolulu | url=https://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/news/2015/12/08/bikeshare-hawaii-selects-pbsc-urban-solutions-as.html | work=[[American City Business Journals]] | location=Honolulu | date=December 8, 2015}}</ref>

===Modal characteristics===
According to the 2016 American Community Survey (five-year average), 56% of Urban Honolulu residents commuted to work by driving alone, 13.8% carpooled, 11.7% used public transportation, and 8.7% walked. About 5.7% commuted by bike, taxi, motorcycle or other forms of transportation, while 4.1% worked at home.<ref>{{cite web|title=Means of Transportation to Work by Age|url=https://censusreporter.org/data/table/?table=B08101&geo_ids=16000US1571550&primary_geo_id=16000US1571550|publisher=Census Reporter|access-date=May 4, 2018}}</ref>

The city of Honolulu has a high percentage of households without a motor vehicle. In 2015, 16.6% of Honolulu households were car-free, which increased slightly to 17.2% in 2016; by comparison, the United States national average was 8.7% in 2016. Honolulu averaged 1.4 cars per household in 2016, compared to a national average of 1.8.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Car Ownership in U.S. Cities Data and Map|journal=Governing|date=December 9, 2014 |url=http://www.governing.com/gov-data/car-ownership-numbers-of-vehicles-by-city-map.html|access-date=May 4, 2018}}</ref>