Honolulu Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ====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 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> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page