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Hōʻaeʻae station

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Hōʻaeʻae station (also known as West Loch station) is a Skyline metro station in Waipahu, Hawaiʻi. It opened on June 30, 2023 along with its temporary 21-space park and ride lot.In Hawaiian, "hōʻaeʻae" means "to make soft or fine" and is the name of the ahupuaʻa in which it is located. The Hawaiian Station Name Working Group proposed Hawaiian names for the nine rail stations on the ʻEwa end of the rail system (stations west of and including Aloha Stadium) in November 2017, and HART adopted the proposed names on February 22, 2018.

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Hōʻaeʻae station
Farrington Highway, Waipahu

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Farrington Highway
96797 Waipahu
Hawaii, United States
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