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| • | Kapolei or City of Kapolei is the name of the "Second City" on the Island of O'ahu, located in the ‘Ewa District and the City & County of Honolulu, State of Hawai‘i. The name "kapolei" is derived from that of a nearby cinder cone: Pu‘u o Kapolei—in Hawaiian, pu'u meaning "hill" and kapo lei meaning "beloved Kapo" (a sister of Pele).
The City of Kapolei is being developed as a second urban center for O‘ahu (after Honolulu), the most densely populated island in the Hawai‘i. Much of O‘ahu's population growth is occurring—and future population growth is slated for—the ‘Ewa Plain and southern slopes of the island's central valley: that is the former agricultural lands of ‘Ewa and the mostly gentle slopes between Waipahu on Pearl Harbor and Wahiawa near the center of the island.
Initial construction of residential units began in the late 1980s, with commercial developments following shortly thereafter. Despite ongoing efforts at making Kapolei a self-sufficient city, it remains largely a bedroom community to Honolulu with some major pressing issues. One such issue is the lack of infrastructure improvements, especially roads, resulting in considerable congestion. For example, presently only one major through street serves downtown Kapolei: Farrington Highway. Another issue is that of providing employment. Although the state and city governments and some of Hawai‘i's largest companies have set up significant sub-centers in Kapolei, the rapid population growth in the area has far out-paced local job creation, and a majority of adults living in and near Kapolei must seek employment in Honolulu, causing heavy congestion on the main traffic artery, Interstate H-1. Local proponents of fixed rail mass transit contend that constr
Source: [wikipedia: kapolei, hawaii]
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