How the Manu o Kū influenced Skyline

The Manu o Kū, also known as the White Fairy Tern, found near Oʻahu's south shore, has a huge influence on our newest transit system: Skyline.
See our Deputy Director Jon Nouchi talk about the history of how the Skyline name came to be, and how the Manu o Kū influenced that decision and future branding of the system.

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Let’s hope that the manu o ku weren’t nesting in all of those 100 year old kamani tress that hart cut down on Dillingham.

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“Skyline. That is now the official name for Honolulu’s rail system, which is set to welcome passengers in two weeks.
With that name, city officials hope to bring in a new era and a new image to the much-maligned project.
The city said the naming process took about five years. There was a lot of brainstorming and getting reactions from focus groups. At the time there weren’t a lot of positive things to say about the project.
With the price tag now at 10 billion dollars and years delayed, the city is expressing hope for a new era as the Skyline opens its first phase on June 30. City officials said they considered calling it ‘The Train,’ just like TheBus.
‘The resounding sentiment there was if you’re going to spend billions of dollars, you cannot call it the train do better,’ said Jon Nouchi, Department of Transportation Services deputy director.
Nouchi said Hawaiian names were also considered like Hoku and Ilima. But in the end, after city officials rode the train, Skyline was the most fitting.
‘Hopefully it also will take away this connotation, negative connotation,’ said Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi.“ khon2 6/16/2023
Sorry, but it’s still a rail fail ridden by a mere 3,000 passengers a day and costing the taxpayers $257,000 a day.