For anyone who has been craning their neck from behind construction cones in Iwilei, the City of Honolulu just handed over the aerial view you have been missing. A new drone flyover shared Tuesday traces the future Kūwili (Iwilei) Station area and the rail guideway alignment as work marches east along Ala Moana Boulevard toward Nimitz Highway.
The footage zeroes in on freshly poured shafts, temporary work platforms and the growing forest of columns that will carry the elevated Skyline guideway through the Iwilei and Downtown stretch. For nearby businesses, residents and daily commuters, it is one of the clearest looks yet at how the guideway will slice through this industrial corridor.
This drone flyover showcases the alignment and overhead guideway near the future Iwilei Station, heading east toward Nimitz Hwy along Ala Moana Blvd.
— City of Honolulu (@honolulugov) March 31, 2026
What the video shows
The City posted the clip on its official X account, sharing earlier footage from HNL_RTD that highlights the alignment and overhead guideway near the future Iwilei Station, heading east toward Nimitz Highway along Ala Moana Boulevard. From above, it is much easier to spot which blocks are getting guideway columns and where temporary platforms and lane closures are clustered…