It wasn’t long ago that Kapolei’s main draw was a water park and lone resort. Now it’s rivaling Waikiki as a hub of industry and commerce.
Home to the second-largest commercial port and the largest industrial park in the state—not to mention one of the fastest-growing college campuses in the country—Kapolei has welcomed a slew of new attractions that have drastically altered the identity and landscape of West O‘ahu. Here are two developments promising to bring even more action to this formerly sleepy master-planned community 20 miles outside of Honolulu.
Kapolei Business Park Phase 2
Who: Avalon Development Company
What: Kapolei Business Park Phase 2
When: Completed 2017
Where: 91-600 Kalaeloa Boulevard
An extension of Kapolei Business Park, a fully developed 130-acre industrial park in Leeward, O‘ahu, Kapolei Business Park Phase 2 is a master-planned 54-acre industrial park consisting of 24 lots ranging in size from under an acre to roughly four-and-a-half acres. Lots have been on the market from October 2015; the remaining six lots are immediately available for sale, lease or built to suit. Backbone infrastructure for various utilities is in place for users to connect to their individual utility agencies.
PROPERTY HIGHLIGHTS
• Fee-simple tenure
• Multiple lot sizes available
• Small business loan program available through Hawaii Economic Development Corporation
• Enterprise Zone benefits
• Adjacent to Kalaeloa Barbers Point Harbor, Hawai‘i’s second-busiest commercial port
• Close proximity to shopping, dining and entertainment
ON THE HORIZON
Construction on Kapolei Enterprise Center, a 95,000-square-foot warehouse located on lot 20 of Kapolei Business Park Phase 2, is anticipated to begin this year. Kapolei Business Park West is currently under construction, with roadways and utility infrastructure slated for completion in August 2018.
Kapolei MIxed-Use Development
Who: Coastal Rim Properties
What: Kapolei Mixed-Use Development
When: Anticipated July 2018
Where: 1020 Wakea Street
The Kapolei Mixed-Use Development consists of three components built in three phases, all located on approximately three acres of vacant land in downtown Kapolei. The first phase will be made up of 154 affordable senior rental units with ground-floor retail spaces. Phase two will add a second 13-story tower with additional ground-floor retail space and 143 affordable and market-rate condominium units. The third phase will round out the site with a single-story streetfront retail building.
PROPERTY HIGHLIGHTS
• Mixed-use affordable housing
• Proximity to Queens Medical Center West O‘ahu
• State-of-the-art wellness center
• Access to major retail centers, including Kapolei Commons, Laulani Village and Ka Makana Ali‘i shopping center
ON THE HORIZON
Coastal Rim Properties will also be breaking ground on condominium units in other O‘ahu neighborhoods in 2018. The first is a 21-story mixed-income condominium located in the McCully-Moili‘ili area at 929 Pumehana Street. The second condominium project, The BLOCK at 803, is a seven-story urban residential condominium serving the work-play-live community with studio, one- and two-bedroom units in the heart of Kaka‘ako.
