To implement the city and county of honolulus transit oriented development (TOD) plans for the iwilei-kapalama neighborhood anchored by the niuhelewai (station 15) and kuwili (station 16) rail transit…

The City and County of Honolulu's Department of Transportation Services received a $2.0 million Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program (CFDA 20.500), awarded on September 2, 2025, with a completion date of December 31, 2027. The grant funds the development of a comprehensive strategic implementation plan for transit-oriented development (TOD) in the Iwilei-Kapalama neighborhood surrounding the Niuhelewai (Station 15) and Kuwili (Station 16) rail transit stations on the island of Oahu. The plan addresses six core components: economic development, multimodal connectivity, transit hubs, mixed-use development, infrastructure needs assessment, and private sector engagement.

The primary deliverable is a coordinated planning document designed to bridge gaps in TOD planning and infrastructure implementation by breaking down organizational silos that have historically impeded place-based infrastructure delivery. The plan serves as a pilot project to develop a shared infrastructure investment program for both public and private sector developers in TOD areas. Key expected outcomes include addressing housing production barriers through proactive city-state collaboration to deliver area infrastructure improvements that will support increased housing density in the Niuhelewai-Kuwili corridor and other TOD areas across Oahu. No sub-recipients are involved in this award, with the City and County of Honolulu implementing all activities directly.

Activities

Create a strategic implementation plan for redevelopment around the niuhelwai-kuwili rail station corridor in iwilei-kapalama.includes the six aspects of general authority as follows:1) economic development 2) multimodal CONNECTIVITY3) transit HUBS4) mixed-USE5) infrastructure NEEDS6) private sector

Expected outcomes

Address barriers to housing production by facilitating pro-active city-state collaboration to deliver area infrastructure improvements that will support increased housing density in this and other TOD areas. Bridge gaps in TOD planning and TOD infrastructure implementation currently proceeding on a project-by-project basis. Serves as a pilot project for breaking down silos of impeding place-based infrastructure delivery and culminating in the development of a shared infrastructure investment program for public and private sector developers in TOD areas.

Intended beneficiaries

The residents of and visitors to the island of oahu.

Subrecipient activities

The city and county of honolulu does not sub-allocate funds.