This is the rail stop for UH West O'ahu, which I believe is a 5-7 walk away. This is a good station to get to the Hoʻopili neighborhood as well, but the only entrance is on the UH West O'ahu side of the street, so minus a star for bad design.
There's a large park & ride that directly connects to the station, so folks from Waianaʻe, Kapolei, Makakilo, and Ewa Beach can get off the freeway and away from traffic onto rail. How neat is that!
This is also *the* rail station for UH West O'ahu students, so those folks will no longer have to succumb to the slow route 40 bus to get here anymore. Even the C Express from Waianaʻe is rerouted this way so you can get here faster.
In terms of bus options, you got a great bunch. Most importantly, this is where people can catch the high-frequency Route 46 that gets you directly across the street from Ka Makana Ali'i mall, Kapolei Middle and High Schools, Kapolei Library, Kapolei Transit Center, Costco, and Kapolei Commons very expediently. They run on a "Zoom" schedule, so they run as fast as they can to the terminus stations (the next one is 10 minutes behind anyways so running early hurts no one). The Route C has also rerouted to this station, so you can get to the West Side very quickly since it heads straight to Honokai Hale after Kapolei Transit Center (I do wish they added a stop in front of Wet N Wild since the new reroute literally passes in front). Route 461 provides a straight connection from rail to Makakilo, but this bus is hourly so keep that in mind. Route 416 traverses the Ho'opili neighborhood before headed to Ka Makana Ali'i, so there's a great bus connection there as well.
This a pretty great station other than station design, so minus one star. Enjoy! read more