Honolulu’s bus system operates 107 routes serving Honolulu and most major cities and towns on Oahu. Makapu‘u Point Lighthouse Trail, sections of the road from Hanauma Bay to Waimanalo, and the Kaena Point Trail are worth the effort.
We’ve also included some great running spots elsewhere on Oahu. Highlights near the city include the famous Waikiki Beach and the Diamond Head volcano. Honolulu is home to some fabulous running, with the great weather among the star attractions. Note: If you’d like to have a guided running experience in Honolulu, we highly recommend our affiliate partner Go! Running Tours.
This is a guide to the best places to run in Honolulu, Hawaii. The city is also a major hub for international business, military defense, as well as famously being host to a diverse variety of east-west Pacific culture, cuisine, and traditions. You’ll find everything from historic landmarks and treasured monuments to world-class shopping and a flourishing arts and culture scene. That is very user friendly, more attractive, and less maintenance than the expensive platform idea.Located on the island of Oahu, Honolulu is the vibrant epicenter of Hawaii. I hope they make it street level like Portland. I hope the rail will be like Portland’s it is user friendly, clean, quiet, and efficient. Waikiki has too much traffic and it would be the best thing to happen there in the long term. However, the amazing transformation of the city later is nothing short of magical and encouraged many new businesses. Some businesses were put out of business during construction. I lived in Portland, Oregon, before, during, and after the light rail was put in. That is a tough one as the benefits later will more than make up for it but some business won’t make it thru the transition. Another possible answer is that Waikiki is very expensive to lay rail due to its density and due to the negative impact on businesses during the construction phase. One obvious answer is that tourists using the rail are not a priority in the planning or it would, at the least, have a planned future connection into Waikiki. Perhaps someone involved in planning will respond. It comes at a good time in terms of of rising fuel costs, of which Hawaii’s are the nation’s highest. The project is slated to be completed in five stages taking place over the next six to nine years. Trains will carry about 300 passengers each and be similar to Portland’s MAX, Seattle’s Sound Transit Light Rail and L.A.’s Gold Line. Honolulu’s traffic is among the country’s worst. The rail system should be of great help to those trying to cost-effectively transit the airport and other parts of Honolulu.
Today marks an important milestone in Oahu’s quest to become a more transit-friendly island”– Peter Rogoff, FTA. Visitors will need to board buses at Ala Moana for Waikiki destinations. (Note: some earlier maps had shown Waikiki as a future extension). The problem is that there are no plans that I can find for the rail lines to enter Waikiki. The new rail system will connect 21 Oahu stations, including the Honolulu Airport, downtown, and Waikiki-adjacent Ala Moana Center. That clears the way for construction to begin on Honolulu’s first rail system. The city announced yesterday that it had received confirmation from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) that the project has met all the requirements of the environmental review process. Plans for Honolulu’s mass transit system have been in the works for a half-century. The likelihood of both visitors and locals riding the new $5.5 billion 20-mile elevated rail system may just have increased significantly.