The Daniel K. Inouye International Airport now has a rail station! This station is one of four…read morestations that opened in October 2025 as part of the Skyline Segment 2 extension. The station itself is great! There are 3 elevators so it can meet the large demand of people getting to their flights with luggage. There are no escalators though, so stairs or elevators only. There are three entrances; one at the mezzanine and two at ground level. I highly recommend going to the airport using the mezzanine entrance, left to Terminal 2 (non-Hawaiian Airlines besides to Japan) and right to Terminal 1 (Hawaiian Airlines exclusive). Terminal 2 is a short walk through the Terminal 2 garage and to the bridge to the terminal. Terminal 1 is a convoluted two-step process of walking through the International Garage, going to floor 6 to the overpass to the Inter-Island Garage, crossing the garage onto the Terminal. Pro Tip: If you're going to Waikīkī, buy your Holo Card at the Station and take the W Line, which a 3 minute walk to in front of the lei stands. If you don't want to walk that far, take Skyline one stop East to Ahua Station and meet the W Line in front of the station entrance (free transfers included). I can't wait to use the rail for my next flight!

Skyline is the rail system on Oahu, currently split into different segments. Segment 3 is currently…read moreunder construction, so currently you can only ride the skyline from Kapolei to Middle Street. The Ahua station is really clean and I was able to get through the rail system very easily. I was able to get to my destination in about 40 min. Just as a heads up, as of this writing the elevator is out of service.

The Ahua / Lagoon Drive Station is one of the four new stations that opened in October 2025 as part…read moreof the Skyline Segment 2 extension. The station itself is beautiful, while plain and basic simultaneously. It's really nicely themed red-brick to match the industrial feel of the Mapunapuna / Airport Industrial Business District. One bad thing is that there are only elevators and stairs, so if the elevators are down, you will have to climb or decend four flights of stairs. The elevators were already broken on opening weekend!!! One unique feature is the bike storage inside the paid area, but unlike Makalapa Station, you have to ask an attendant to open the bike storage door for you. This is also the new transfer point for express buses to Downtown, UH Mānoa, and Waikīkī. The A Line is the shortened A Express we know and love that now terminates here and runs express to Downtown via the H-1 throught its original route to UH Mānoa. The U Line is a new once-hourly express directly to UH Mānoa on Dole Street and terminates at Market City Shopping Center; very useful for UH Students. Then, the W Line replaces the old Route 20 that is a now limited-expesss bus through Nimitz Highway directly into Waikīkī. Instead of 1.5 hours from Airport to Waikīkī, it's now 40 minutes on the W Line. There is nothing much within walking distance besides Keʻehi Lagoon Park, but as of now, this is available vital stop for express buses headed east for now while we wait for Segment 3 to open in Downtownm

First time riding the rail ever since it's being build . Kahauiki Station is the last station you…read morecan get off from right now . It's a ongoing project that everyone knows very well. Construction started already beyond the Kahauiki Station as we speak I believe the track is up to Marukai area. The train is very clean and comfortable they have workers going up and down the cars cleaning along with security roaming the train . Of course since I live in town I probably won't be using the rail much although it was a good experience. Have a great weekend. Support local businesses

Kahauiki is one of the most important Skyline stations for the Rail as this is connected with the…read moreKalihi Bus Facility on Middle Street where numerous bus routes from the east and nearby areas stop. The station entrance is easily accessible from the bus terminal. There's a decent sized parking lot where you can park for a maximum of 24 hours, but no shade. There are also restrooms that's part of the bus terminal. The station is very new, so everything is clean. There are elevators from the bus facility, but it's a semi-lengthy walk to the rail line. A moving walkway would be nice, but I'm already wondering how much did each nut and bolt cost. Nice to see there was security around as well. Can't wait till the rail can go east from here...

This train stop has bathrooms and parking so you can leave your car and continue the journey east…read morewith public transit. More stations need to have park and ride areas next to them, and more stations need bathrooms. The only train entry/exit is next to the bus transit center on the opposite side of the road. If you need to be on the same side of the road as the train, you need to exit next to the bus area, then cross the street at the next crosswalk.

This place sucks @$$!! Not Joking!! Everything here is over rated and they opened the Skyline…read moreRail too early. Each and every time I need to make another replacement card, it costs yet another $2 each time...worthless! This place is FUCT up!!

FYI: there are two stations on Kualakai Parkway (aka North-South Road). This station is closest to…read moreH1 and by University of Hawaii, West Oahu Campus. This is station 2 (station 1 is right by the Kroc Center). Lots of parking here but I'm finding out that the lot fills up fast and although the grassy area across the street is not designated spots, I've seen cars parked there. If you insist on parking, try Station 3 (Honouliuli) as they have the most parking. If you've never taken the rail before, it's not hard at all. You must have a Holo card with some funds on it. This card can be purchased at 7-11 or anywhere you get a bus pass. I was gifted my card and i charged/filled it with $20.00. It's basically $3.00 each direction. With that card, you tap the sensor and the gate opens. Walk, take the elevator or escalator to CP level and wait for your ride. Since this is the second to the furthest west, the only stop west is station 1 (Kroc center and closer to Ka Makana Mall) or go east and get off on your desired stop. The actual rail has forward facing and side facing (fold down) seats, as well as an area for luggage or big items. I've seen people come on with their e-bikes and regular bikes on here. Hold on to your Holo card as you'll use it again when you disembark and leave the station. Simply tap the exit screen and the gate opens. I've used the rail to and from the airport now and it's wonderful!! Only thing, there is no overnight parking for vehicle and the rail starts at 4am and runs to 10pm (for now).

I have been to this airport a total of 6 times in my life, 4 of which I was just a teenager. Many…read morethings have changed since the last time I was here to this trip. There is quite a distance from the gates to baggage check. With the storm being fully active when we landed (late due to delay) with part of the airport passage ways being open air, there was flooding in certain areas between the gates and baggage claim. Our baggage came down rather quickly and we were greeted with Leis & a shuttle to our hotel. Though some of the areas were wet and flooded, this airport is really well run. Even upon our return to head back to the mainland, TSA lines were not outrageous and fairly quick to get through security. One thing we did notice when flying out of this airport was that all carry on baggage must go through an additional xray machine right before boarding, this is an agriculture check - which takes boarding the plane take slightly longer than other airports. Even with the added step getting through the airport was a breeze.

Hawaiian Airlines is the worst airline organization I have ever seen in my entire life. I will…read morestand by that statement until the day I die. I have traveled across the Middle East, Europe, and Africa. I have flown to more countries than I can count. I've gone through airports with insecure systems, airports where absolutely zero English was spoken, and somehow still managed to check my bags and get my items where they needed to go. This is not a personal opinion. This is a fact based on experience. Hawaiian Airlines is the most disorganized airline I have ever seen in my life, and honestly, I could see them going out of business. As you can see from the pictures, there is absolutely nobody assisting customers. I don't know if they are short-staffed because they refuse to hire people or refuse to pay decent wages, but nobody is there to help because the employees themselves appear overwhelmed with responsibility. Secondly, you have to wait in a completely separate line just to get your bags tagged. If the system fails and doesn't allow you to check in properly, you have to restart the entire process from the beginning. Then, after finally tagging your bags, there is another completely separate line just to drop the bags off. If something goes wrong again, you are sent all the way back to the beginning. It makes absolutely no sense. You know the system where you get your bag tag and boarding pass, then drop your bags? The system used by 99.9% of airlines? I assume Hawaiian Airlines leadership said, "I have an idea. I'm going to make this whole system complicated and confusing for my customers." There are multiple breakdowns in this entire process. You have five employees running back and forth trying to help move bags, but only one main line that splits into two checkpoints for customers trying to check in. Instead of having workers properly stationed at counters assisting customers with bag weighing and bag drop, they have thousands of kiosks with nobody available to help anyone use them. Customers are left standing around trying to figure out broken computer systems that do not scan properly, do not recognize confirmation codes, and constantly fail during check-in. It is a complete mess. I will say this: the flight attendants were very nice, the plane itself was wonderful, and the staff assisting once I finally made it to the front were helpful. But the entire experience beforehand was unnecessarily complicated for absolutely no reason. There are actual classes and professional systems dedicated to organization and customer flow, and Hawaiian Airlines would greatly benefit from them because they are completely failing in this aspect. Lastly, Hawaiian Airlines needs to get its shit together.

We had a layover in Honolulu on our way to Japan and it was such a fun start to our trip. While we…read moredidn't leave the airport we did get to enjoy a bit of Hawaii with the airport's botanical garden as well as one of their restaurants. We were able to find our gate easily and made our way there with plenty of time before our flight. I'm always happy to fly into this airport whether it's for some amazing time in Hawaii, or a layover to our next destination.

Every time I return from my travels, especially from other countries, particularly in Asia, I am…read moredeeply embarrassed by how out-of-date and poorly designed the airport is. The walk from deplaning to immigration is long, bland, and warm. Think of first-time visitors and those who may have mobility issues and/or are traveling with young children and/ir the elderly. The immigration area has not changed in 20+ years. The lines snake around so much. The point of having a Global Entry is to save time but it is often faster to do the non GE lane! Make it make sense. The baggage pickup area is a disaster. It is often congested. It would also be helpful to have real-time info displayed in monitors throughout the space to indicate carousel and arrival assignments. By the time I got through immigration, I had forgotten which number carousel to claim my luggage. Directions and the wait for ride-share and taxis are also not intuitive. The airport is the very first impression and the Daniel K Inouye International Airport is not it. The pros in recent upgrades... I guess the restrooms are nicer. 2 stars are very generous.

I had the pleasure of being escorted via rail to this station from west station to stimulate a…read moredeparture from terminal 1 and 2, then arrival from terminal 1 and 2 from a friend who rides the rail daily to work at the airport. It was quite easy! It's cheap transportation without the headache of getting stuck on H1 trades east and west bound. The one way trip from station 2 (UH west Oahu to 11 airport took less than 30 mins!! The walk to terminal took me less than 10 minutes and that's with a roll on carry-on and a back pack. The same thing for arrival. The signage from the arrival curbside can be tricky to find but once you do find them, just follow the arrows and it'll lead you to the right place. I was treated to a golf cart ride up to the rail entrance upon exit from the elevators too (courtesy of airport staff that wait right outside the elevator). If you're arriving and wanting to take the bus, on the ground level you can see a convenient bus station a stones throw away from the station exit.