ATX SMT LNDG INTO SETTING SUN WITH TRAFFIC DRIFTED AND LANDED ON ADJACENT CLOSED PARALLEL RWY.

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DURING AN AFTERNOON IN 1/88; AFTER A FLT OF APPROX 4.4 HRS AND 3 STOPS; I WAS CLRD INTO THE HNL TCA VIA THE W ARR FOR RWY 22R. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO RELATE THAT 90% OF THE TIME THE PREVAILING WINDS DICTATE RWYS 4R AND 4L. ALSO; ON 1/XX OFFICIAL SUNDOWN WAS XB18 PM. AT XA20; THE SUN WAS DIRECTLY OFF THE END OF RWY 22 AND ABOUT 15 DEGS ABOVE THE HORIZON. I WAS TURNED OVER TO TWR AND CLRD TO LAND RWY 22R. RWY 22L WAS CLOSED WITH MEN AND EQUIP ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN THE RWY. ON ABOUT 1/4; AT 400 OR 500'; I COULD HEAR THE CTLR TRYING TO GET THE AIRPLANE THAT HAD JUST LANDED TO CLR THE RWY 'W/O DELAY.' IT WAS A LITTLE BIT TOO CLOSE OF SPACING; THEREFORE I WAS KEEPING MY ALT AND SLOWING IT DOWN MORE THAN USUAL TO KEEP FROM HAVING TO GO AROUND. FINALLY I FIGURED HE WAS EITHER OFF THE RWY OR NOT; SO I DROPPED THE NOSE; READY FOR A GO AROUND; AND LANDED. AS I ROLLED TO A STOP AND SPOTTED THE EQUIP ON THE RWY IN FRONT OF ME; I SAID 'OH !' I WAS THEN TOLD TO TAXI TO THE GATE AND CALL THE TWR TO EXPLAIN WHY I HAD LANDED ON RWY 22L WHICH WAS CLOSED. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: BRIGHT SOUTH PACIFIC SUN DIRECTLY OFF RWY; TOO CLOSE OF SPACING BY CTLR; SLIGHTLY UNFAMILIAR WITH VISUAL IDENT OF INFREQUENTLY USED RWYS 22R AND 22L; AND WRONG TIME OF DAY TO BE DOING ROUTINE MAINT ON RWY CONSIDERING THE FACTORS.