Hotels in Kapolei, Hawaii

A little about Kapolei...

Kapolei, Hawaii, is a community within the City and County of Honolulu in Hawaii, and is designated as an unofficial city on the island of Oahu colloquially called The Second City. 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 state of 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.

Associated with Kapolei are the previously developed communities of Makakilo and Barbers Point Naval Air Station (now Kalaeloa), the industrial area known as Campbell Industrial Park (industrial area of O'ahu) with its deepwater port, Barbers Point Harbor, and the resort community of Ko Olina (formerly West Beach).

Kapolei is home to both State of Hawaii and City and County of Honolulu Office Buildings, as well as a public library, post office and schools. Construction of the Kapolei Courthouse is scheduled to begin in summer 2007. A private school (pre-K through 12) opened in 2004.

The U.S. postal code for Kapolei is 96707. In 2002, Pacific Business News reported that Zip Code 96707 had the second highest income on the island of Oahu, with a median income of $62,303. Nearly one household in five has income exceeding $100,000. The City and County of Honolulu reports that Kapolei has a home ownership rate of 70%. Sterlings's Best Places reports that Kapolei now has a Median Household Income of $70,129 compared to the national average of $42,350.

Kapolei is located at the southern end of the slopes of the Wai‘anae mountain near the town of Makakilo. It is located on the ‘Ewa Plain approximately 25 miles from Honolulu. The Interstate H-1 freeway divides more recently developed Kapolei from Makakilo, and traveling eastward on H-1 connects to Waipahu. In the other direction, the freeway ends about 1 mile west of Kapolei, merging into Farrington Highway (State Rte. 93) to Kahe and then Nanakuli on the Wai'anae Coast. Traveling eastward on Farrington Highway connects to Honouliuli. Exit 1 on H-1 is Kalaeloa Boulevard, the entrance to Barbers Point and Campbell Industrial Park. Less than 1 mile beyond (west of) the merge of H-1 and Farrington Highway is an off ramp and overcrossing to the West O‘ahu resort area of Ko Olina.

To the south, Renton Road connects Kapolei to Kalaeloa and, further east, to 'Ewa Villages.