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My first arrival into hnl. During descent briefed visual/ILS landings for both runway 8L and runway 4L (copilot and check airman in the jumpseat had both previously flown into hnl and mentioned we could expect either runway). Briefed both the commercial charts for exiting either runway and taxiing to the gate. Flew the ILS to runway 4R without incident. Landed and during rollout was given instructions from tower to; 'exit at foxtrot cross runway 4L hold short runway 8L.' we passed by foxtrot at approximately 60 KTS and proceeded to kilo taxiway (the next available taxiway). Advised my copilot to advise tower we were unable foxtrot and that we were exiting on kilo. Tower was talking to two or three additional aircraft and there was a break in communications at that point. After advising tower we were on kilo taxiway tower acknowledged and said; 'hold short runway 8L.' I was taxing forward and in my mind thought I still had to cross runway 4L prior to holding short of runway 8L but in fact runway 4L and 8L and kilo intersection are the same piece of concrete. We had all exterior lights illuminated and still saw no runway hold short marking or lighting to delineate the intersection. Also this taxiway/runway is extra wide due to the intersecting runways and as such standard taxiway lighting was not available. Tower had taxied an air carrier Y aircraft into position on runway 8L and was about to clear them for takeoff when the air carrier Y captain realized what was happening (that I was taxing onto his runway). As I was taxiing onto runway 4L/8L I looked to my right and saw the air carrier Y in position 2 miles away at the end of runway 8L. I proceeded across runway 4L/8L and exited the runway realizing just what had occurred. Better lighting and markings on the intersecting runways especially at night. There very well might be signage at this intersection but three sets of eyes did not see what needed to be seen. Now that I know this trap exists I would brief this intersection in greater detail to crews prior to using this taxiway.callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the initial clearance to exit at taxiway F was not possible but the clearance to cross runway 4L and hold short of runway 8L remained fresh in the reporter's mind. At taxiway K no signs were noted indicating runway 8L was ahead although it was dark and the signs may not have been lighted. Better signage and not issuing taxi instructions during landing roll would be beneficial.supplemental information from acn 766311: during roll out on runway 4R; tower advised; 'left on echo; cross runway 4L; hold short runway 8L.' I replied unable echo and was told 'exit at kilo; hold short runway 8L.' I understood this to mean 'hold short runway 8L.' the captain and check airman felt that we should still cross one runway and hold short of another. I saw the taxi markings that indicated we were leaving runway 4R; but never saw the yellow markings to indicate that we were entering a runway. I may have been looking for aircraft or other lighting but I am not sure why I did not see it. We did see the yellow lighted squares that indicate runways; but not the associated hold short line. We were confused by the signs because the one on the left said runway 4L and the one on the right said runway 8L. Since it appeared to us that we were still on a taxiway; we continued onto 8L. The area was very dark. We had different expectations of what we would encounter en route to runway 8L; but we all understood the basic message of where to hold short. We were uncertain of markings. A picture of that intersection; with the taxi and hold short markings; would be very helpful if it was included in the commercial charts.

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Title: ACR CAPT REPORTS RWY INCURSION AT HNL RWY 8L/26R AFTER LANDING RWY 4R WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 8L AT TXWY KILO.

Narrative: MY FIRST ARRIVAL INTO HNL. DURING DESCENT BRIEFED VISUAL/ILS LANDINGS FOR BOTH RWY 8L AND RWY 4L (COPILOT AND CHECK AIRMAN IN THE JUMPSEAT HAD BOTH PREVIOUSLY FLOWN INTO HNL AND MENTIONED WE COULD EXPECT EITHER RWY). BRIEFED BOTH THE COMMERCIAL CHARTS FOR EXITING EITHER RWY AND TAXIING TO THE GATE. FLEW THE ILS TO RWY 4R WITHOUT INCIDENT. LANDED AND DURING ROLLOUT WAS GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS FROM TOWER TO; 'EXIT AT FOXTROT CROSS RWY 4L HOLD SHORT RWY 8L.' WE PASSED BY FOXTROT AT APPROXIMATELY 60 KTS AND PROCEEDED TO KILO TAXIWAY (THE NEXT AVAILABLE TAXIWAY). ADVISED MY COPILOT TO ADVISE TOWER WE WERE UNABLE FOXTROT AND THAT WE WERE EXITING ON KILO. TOWER WAS TALKING TO TWO OR THREE ADDITIONAL AIRCRAFT AND THERE WAS A BREAK IN COMMUNICATIONS AT THAT POINT. AFTER ADVISING TOWER WE WERE ON KILO TAXIWAY TOWER ACKNOWLEDGED AND SAID; 'HOLD SHORT RWY 8L.' I WAS TAXING FORWARD AND IN MY MIND THOUGHT I STILL HAD TO CROSS RWY 4L PRIOR TO HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 8L BUT IN FACT RWY 4L AND 8L AND KILO INTERSECTION ARE THE SAME PIECE OF CONCRETE. WE HAD ALL EXTERIOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND STILL SAW NO RWY HOLD SHORT MARKING OR LIGHTING TO DELINEATE THE INTERSECTION. ALSO THIS TAXIWAY/RWY IS EXTRA WIDE DUE TO THE INTERSECTING RWYS AND AS SUCH STANDARD TAXIWAY LIGHTING WAS NOT AVAILABLE. TOWER HAD TAXIED AN ACR Y AIRCRAFT INTO POSITION ON RWY 8L AND WAS ABOUT TO CLEAR THEM FOR TAKEOFF WHEN THE ACR Y CAPTAIN REALIZED WHAT WAS HAPPENING (THAT I WAS TAXING ONTO HIS RWY). AS I WAS TAXIING ONTO RWY 4L/8L I LOOKED TO MY RIGHT AND SAW THE ACR Y IN POSITION 2 MILES AWAY AT THE END OF RWY 8L. I PROCEEDED ACROSS RWY 4L/8L AND EXITED THE RWY REALIZING JUST WHAT HAD OCCURRED. BETTER LIGHTING AND MARKINGS ON THE INTERSECTING RWYS ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. THERE VERY WELL MIGHT BE SIGNAGE AT THIS INTERSECTION BUT THREE SETS OF EYES DID NOT SEE WHAT NEEDED TO BE SEEN. NOW THAT I KNOW THIS TRAP EXISTS I WOULD BRIEF THIS INTERSECTION IN GREATER DETAIL TO CREWS PRIOR TO USING THIS TAXIWAY.CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE INITIAL CLEARANCE TO EXIT AT TXWY F WAS NOT POSSIBLE BUT THE CLEARANCE TO CROSS RWY 4L AND HOLD SHORT OF RWY 8L REMAINED FRESH IN THE REPORTER'S MIND. AT TXWY K NO SIGNS WERE NOTED INDICATING RWY 8L WAS AHEAD ALTHOUGH IT WAS DARK AND THE SIGNS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN LIGHTED. BETTER SIGNAGE AND NOT ISSUING TAXI INSTRUCTIONS DURING LANDING ROLL WOULD BE BENEFICIAL.SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 766311: DURING ROLL OUT ON RWY 4R; TOWER ADVISED; 'LEFT ON ECHO; CROSS RWY 4L; HOLD SHORT RWY 8L.' I REPLIED UNABLE ECHO AND WAS TOLD 'EXIT AT KILO; HOLD SHORT RWY 8L.' I UNDERSTOOD THIS TO MEAN 'HOLD SHORT RWY 8L.' THE CAPTAIN AND CHECK AIRMAN FELT THAT WE SHOULD STILL CROSS ONE RUNWAY AND HOLD SHORT OF ANOTHER. I SAW THE TAXI MARKINGS THAT INDICATED WE WERE LEAVING RWY 4R; BUT NEVER SAW THE YELLOW MARKINGS TO INDICATE THAT WE WERE ENTERING A RUNWAY. I MAY HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR AIRCRAFT OR OTHER LIGHTING BUT I AM NOT SURE WHY I DID NOT SEE IT. WE DID SEE THE YELLOW LIGHTED SQUARES THAT INDICATE RUNWAYS; BUT NOT THE ASSOCIATED HOLD SHORT LINE. WE WERE CONFUSED BY THE SIGNS BECAUSE THE ONE ON THE LEFT SAID RWY 4L AND THE ONE ON THE RIGHT SAID RWY 8L. SINCE IT APPEARED TO US THAT WE WERE STILL ON A TAXIWAY; WE CONTINUED ONTO 8L. THE AREA WAS VERY DARK. WE HAD DIFFERENT EXPECTATIONS OF WHAT WE WOULD ENCOUNTER ENRTE TO RWY 8L; BUT WE ALL UNDERSTOOD THE BASIC MESSAGE OF WHERE TO HOLD SHORT. WE WERE UNCERTAIN OF MARKINGS. A PICTURE OF THAT INTERSECTION; WITH THE TAXI AND HOLD SHORT MARKINGS; WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL IF IT WAS INCLUDED IN THE COMMERCIAL CHARTS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.