The City & County of Honolulu

sumwonyuno · July 06, 2011, 04:25:22 PM

Hello all,

Gah, I posted and replied on various threads, and now it's all reset.

Anyways...

Nope, rail is not the big anniversary surprise, but this is partially a teaser.

For my international and national friends out there, Oahu is building a 20-mile elevated rail system, from Kapolei to Ala Moana http://honolulutransit.org/. I recently went to two City workshops on transit oriented development (TOD) for the Kalihi and Downtown areas. The City has been hosting TOD workshops so that the neighborhoods will have a voice on what they want in future growth around the stations. (My blog posts here and here).

Here's a picture I made of the Downtown rail station:

Does anyone have an idea what the anniversary update might be about? First one to get it completely right gets a

(sorry I don't have access to bunnies...)

***Replies***

kelis: Thanks very much!
kwakelaar: Heh it's beautiful in real life.

noahclem, Skimbo, bat: I'm certain you guys will enjoy what I have planned.
Tomas Neto: I think I made the road too wide. It's about 2 meters wide in real life.
supremec, Reikhardt, RickD: Too bad we can't do TDU stuff on the real Oahu.

noahclem · July 07, 2011, 05:49:11 AM

Looks good and I look forward to seeing more of the rail system. Can't wait for the anniversary

Tomas Neto · July 13, 2011, 05:32:47 PM

Very nice my friend!!! Great!!!

Quote from: noahclem on July 07, 2011, 05:49:11 AM
Looks good and I look forward to seeing more of the rail system. Can't wait for the anniversary

Me too...

Skimbo · July 14, 2011, 01:00:38 AM

I guess the Millenium will be a Trainride on the system

sumwonyuno · July 27, 2011, 12:45:33 AM

What could it be?

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noahclem, Tomas Neto, Skimbo: Heh, nope it's not rail. I might do some stuff when the real rail construction starts in the Fall. Gotta do all the custom content needed.

Terring7 · July 27, 2011, 01:08:24 AM

Wow, beautiful city. Can't wait for more

supremec · July 27, 2011, 01:45:54 AM

It is impressive

It is pity that we haven't 22,5° avenue roads yet

Tomas Neto · July 27, 2011, 07:17:08 AM

Nice city, my friend!!!

sumwonyuno · July 31, 2011, 12:35:47 AM

Hello all,

It's been two years since the start of this mayor diary. Thank you very much for all of the support!

In the past reconstruction updates, I've been doing rural areas and single BATs. For this special update, I have chosen Downtown and attempted to BAT the highrises there. They're a step up from boxy placeholders. They are still basic models with palette colors and simple textures, but the modelling is largely done.

Looking mauka, from Kaka'ako Waterfront Park:

Here is the old Downtown Capitalis:

Here is the new Downtown Honolulu:

Looking Ewa, across from Honolulu Hale:

Looking makai, from H-1 Freeway eastbound:

Looking Koko Head, from Nimitz Highway eastbound on a voggy day:

Hope you enjoyed it all! Take care!

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Terring7: I'm sure you will have enjoyed this!
supremec: Heh, I want any-angle roadways.

Tomas Neto: Thank you very much Tomas!

bat · July 31, 2011, 02:37:54 AM

Congrats on 2 years of your MD!!

Also nice pictures of your city.

Tomas Neto · July 31, 2011, 08:00:24 AM

Yeahhh... Congrats on 2 years of your MD!!!

Wow..., nice BATs my friend!!! Great work!!!

supremec · July 31, 2011, 10:57:17 AM

Congratulations!

It's basic models, but it's really a good reproduction

marsh · August 01, 2011, 12:20:15 AM

Great work. It will be quite a sight once all those are BATed.

,marsh

ps - congrats on 2 years.

RickD · August 01, 2011, 05:00:07 AM

Happy Birthday

Reikhardt · August 01, 2011, 11:00:31 AM

Congratulations on 2 years. Simple bats, but they do a good job for the skyline you are reproducing

sumwonyuno · September 05, 2011, 01:08:10 PM

Hello all,

It's been a busy summer for me. I graduated from the university, and last month I was able to get a job at a local company. I also am part of some volunteer groups, so the only time I have for games is on weekend nights. This Labor Day weekend, I was able to get some time for SimCity 4.

I went on a hike back on the 4th of July to Manoa Falls. It's always raining in Manoa Valley, so it's wet and muddy.

Yes, those are pine trees and palm trees together in a tropical rainforest. This is only about 4 miles from Downtown Honolulu and Waikiki.

Next time, we'll visit the falls. Anyone have a suggestion for custom content that will replicate it?

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bat, Tomas Neto, supremec, marsh, RickD, Reikhardt: Thank you all very much!

RickD · September 06, 2011, 02:35:41 AM

I'm glad to hear that life is going well for you. Nice area for hiking and good recreation in SC4.

There are some static waterfall lots available from Pegasus. And there are some "flowing water generator lots", which I can not find a link for at the moment.

Tomas Neto · September 06, 2011, 07:06:32 AM

Quote from: sumwonyuno on September 05, 2011, 01:08:10 PM
It's been a busy summer for me. I graduated from the university, and last month I was able to get a job at a local company.

Wow..., congrats!!!

Nice picture and great work on this forest!!!

ricardomiranda · September 06, 2011, 05:08:19 PM

Congratulations ! And great job !

Terring7 · September 11, 2011, 12:14:54 AM

Happy birthday Honolulu

(even after 1 month

)
This forest picture is very nice, I would like to see more of your forests