The city and county holds its second rail station design community workshop in Kapolei today as part of the Honolulu Rail Transit project.

The meeting, the second of three in West O'ahu, is planned from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Kapolei High School, 91-5007 Kapolei Parkway.

Project officials will showcase sketches and rough designs for the West O'ahu rail stations based on the ideas and opinions expressed by community members at the first workshop on May 12. After gathering residents' comments, the city will return with a final station design on Aug. 5.

The three planned West O'ahu stations will be in East Kapolei near the future state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands development and UH-West O'ahu campus, and the proposed Hoopili development.

The initial 6.5-mile segment will run from Kapolei to Pearl Highlands near Leeward Community College. The city is scheduled to break ground for the rail project at the end of the year and begin service for the first leg of the transit route in 2012.

For more information, call the project office at 566-2299 or visit info@honolulutransit.org.