The Kakuhihewa building is on Kamokila Boulevard in Kapolei, a city into which investors have poured more than $1 billion during the past decade. They have developed homes and opened more than 800 businesses, agen-cies and organizations.

STAR-BULLETIN / MARCH 1995

A LOOK BACK:A cane field burning in Kapolei closed the nearby golf course because of heavy smoke in 1995.Commercial and residential construction have since replaced the sugar cane fields that once dominated the region.

Kapolei

The city is on its way to becoming the next urban center

Revving up on the plain

Kapolei, the fastest-growing city in the fastest-growing region in the state, is experiencing unparalleled residential construction growth, as well as commercial real estate growth, as it sets its sights on becoming Oahu’s next urban center.

During the past decade, investors have poured more than $1 billion into Kapolei. They have developed homes and opened more than 800 businesses, agencies and organizations which have created about 25,000 jobs in the Kapolei region alone. There are 19 projects in planning or construction in Kapolei: seven retail, six office, two restaurant, one bank and two residential plus a court complex.
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Kin-do spirit moves business trio

THE NICOLAS women - Michelene, Nanette and their mother, Gloria - live together, work together and dance together.

When she and Nanette get married, Michelene says, it won’t be enough for their chosen men to accept them individually - “it’s accepting the three of us.”
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Residents are concerned that infrastructure has not kept up with the region’s phenomenal growth. Congested schools,heavy traffic and limited school and public safety facilities are concerns.

KAPOLEI

SNAPSHOT

>> It is the fastest-growing city in the fastest-growing region in the state. West Oahu grew 96 percent from 1990 to 2005.
>> The median age of residents is 31.
>> The median income is about $61,000.
>> About 70 percent of the population are homeowners.
>> More than 83 percent have high school diplomas.
>> More than 84 percent of households are family households, with an average of 3.6 members.

KAPOLEI

PROJECT LIST

City of Kapolei (urban core):
>> Crossroads at Kapolei (retail complex)
>> Hawaii Self Storage
>> Kapolei Court Complex (judiciary)
>> Leihano (residential)
>> Mehana (residential)
Kapolei Business Park:
>> Hardware Hawaii
>> Henkels and McCoy (contractor)
>> Kapolei Spectrum Business Park, Phase 2 (industrial condos)
Road project:
>> Kamokila Boulevard extension