Join the Multimodal Movement — Skyline

Oct 30, 2023

In this month’s Multimodal Mondays episode on KITV’s Island Life, we feature Honolulu’s latest addition to transportation choice — Skyline.  Kapolei Resident Hana Manuel has been riding Skyline to get to Leeward Community College since it went into operation in June. She shares how riding the rail transit system has been beneficial and easy to use!

Meanwhile, Jon Nouchi, deputy director of the Honolulu Department of Transportation Services, talks about the new exciting things ahead for Honolulu and Skyline.

This new public transportation system is Hawaii’s largest infrastructure project and the first fully autonomous urban railway system in the United States. 

The year-long Island Life Multimodal Monday series, which kicked off in January, highlights the benefits of using multimodal transportation choices, such as a bus, bicycle and rideshare, among others. Viewers see how everyday multimodal transportation users go about their day without driving a car and how making the choice isn't difficult, which helps to reduce carbon emissions and traffic.

Another significant benefit of not owning a car is saving money on gas and maintenance. In Hawaii, personal vehicles cost an average of $16,200 per household per year. Factoring in all public costs (state and county expenditures, social and economic trade-offs, and real estate value of land set aside for roadways and parking), the total comes to an estimated $40,600 per household per year. 

Watch Multimodal Mondays - Skyline>> here.

Island Life: Multimodal Monday series can be seen every last Monday of the month:

Station	Program	Time
KIKU	GMH	Between 5a-8a
KIKU	Island News	Between 4p-5p
KIKU	Island News	Between 6p-630p
KIKU	Island News	Between 9p-10p
KIKU	All day rotator	Between 6a-10p
KITV	GMH	Between 5a-7a
KITV	Island News	Between 4p-5p
KITV	Island News	Between 6p-630p

 KIKU is on Spectrum Ch. 1009. KITV is on Spectrum Ch. 1004.