Next week marks two months since Skyline’s second leg opened to offer expanded service to riders.
The Conversation caught up with Jon Nouchi, the deputy director of Honolulu’s Department of Transportation Services. He gave HPR an update on ridership numbers now that the rail goes from the Hālawa Station at Aloha Stadium to the Kalihi Transit Center, closer to downtown.
“So Skyline is actually going very well,” said Nouchi. “We’re finding ourselves celebrating a little bit that we’re finding new riders, and I think the airport connection has proven very key to that. We see very active on social media, people trying the Skyline connection to the airport for the first time. And that’s very heartening to see people embracing a new mode.”…