Already live in or thinking of buying in Ewa, Kapolei or the Leeward Coast and you commute to downtown Honolulu, you may want to consider an alternative to automotive commuting from the Leeward Coast into Honolulu. Consider the new ferry service that is set to begin.  This news has been a little more quiet on the news front than the Hawaii Superferrythat is slated to begin inter-island ferry travel before the end of the year, which will allow you to take your own automobile to the neighbor islands and offers a new alternative to inter-island travel.

For me, if I lived in Kapolei or the Leeward Coast, I would seriously consider this alternative.  I would much rather sit on a ferry and be able to relax, than to sit in standstill traffic having to concentrate on driving everyday.  An hour boat ride one way is roughly the same length of time some sit in traffic commuting into town, and with The Bus transit being a very reliable source for getting around, arriving at Aloha Tower and catching The Bus to your nearby destination could be a more pleasant alternative. 

A couple of questions are, how easy will it be to get to the harbor to board the ferry?  Will there be plentiful parking available? If not, how difficult will it be to catch the bus to the Harbor?