[7] When all 19 stations are open in 2031, Hālaulani is projected to see 1,450 boardings per day, reflecting its relatively physically isolated location at a community college with decreasing enrollment and sparsely-populated surroundings, along with the lack of a public-access park and ride or bus transit center.

A metalized fiberglass sculpture hangs above the entrance, titled He Kauhulu ʻAnae (A Gathering of Mullets) by artist Donald Lipski.

It depicts mullets from the historical loko iʻa (fishponds) in the region, inspired by the legend of Miahea, who asked the gods Kāne and Kanaloa for prosperity; in response, standing at Hāʻupu (now known as LCC), they gave a chant: "May the fish ponds down at Waiawa be as the stars in the sky above."

The City and County of Honolulu has announced tentative plans to build a "college-oriented neighborhood" of an additional 820 homes in the area.

North of the station is a Hawaiian Electric substation and a busy highway interchange, the meeting point of the Interstate H-1 and H-2, described by the Star-Advertiser in June 2023 as "a twisted mess of roads.