Air carrier captain reported he was confused by the signage on taxi out to runway 8L at hnl airport.

Attributes
ACN	1760343
Time
Date	202008
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	HNL.Airport
State Reference	HI
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Cessna Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	Taxi
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Type 10000
Events
Anomaly	Conflict Ground Conflict Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Clearance Ground Incursion Taxiway

Narrative:

On taxi to an intersection left departure for runway 8L; an intersection I've never used; I became confused of the appropriate place to turn due to confusing airport signage. We were given taxi to 8L at lima via taxiway zulu alpha lima. The signage at intersection north makes it appear that this is the correct turn to join taxiway a. After we made the turn we stopped almost immediately because we realized our error and then allowed a small cessna to taxi in front of us before air traffic control gave us clearance to continue. Maybe a hot spot marking on the chart; or better signage on the airport grounds would help avoid this in the future.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Air carrier Captain reported he was confused by the signage on taxi out to Runway 8L at HNL airport.

Narrative: On taxi to an intersection L departure for Runway 8L; an intersection I've never used; I became confused of the appropriate place to turn due to confusing airport signage. We were given taxi to 8L at Lima via Taxiway Zulu Alpha Lima. The signage at intersection N makes it appear that this is the correct turn to join Taxiway A. After we made the turn we stopped almost immediately because we realized our error and then allowed a small Cessna to taxi in front of us before Air Traffic Control gave us clearance to continue. Maybe a hot spot marking on the chart; or better signage on the airport grounds would help avoid this in the future.

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