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The Makapuʻu area is reached approximately 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) east of Waimānalo Beach on Kalanianaole Highway (State Rte. 72) or from the Honolulu side (south shore; Hawaiʻi Kai) travelling east along the same highway beyond Sandy Beach. The Makapuʻu Point State Wayside Park, a 38-acre (15 ha) roadside park, is about midway up the draw ...
The highway passes through the Wilson Tunnel, and takes commuters from the towns of Kāneʻohe and Kailua on the windward (northeast) side of the island, through Kalihi Valley into Honolulu on the leeward (south) side of the island. The other trans-Koʻolau highways are Pali Highway and Interstate H-3. There is a runaway truck ramp on the highway.
The recreation area includes camping facilities and a 4.8-mile (7.7 km) trail. It also offers clear views of Pearl Harbor. [1] The high point of Puu Uau is about halfway down the trail, where native ohia lehua and koa trees may be viewed. [2] The remains of a military plane that crashed in 1944 can also be seen along the trail.
Makapuʻu Point is the southeasternmost point of Oahu [13] (in the Makapuʻu region) and the landfall for all traffic from the American west coast to Honolulu. With the 1887 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii , which began definite steps towards annexation, shipping interests began to clamor for a lighthouse at the point, beginning with an ...
Some hikers blamed the outbreak on illegal squatters defecating along the trail. Hawaii’s popular Kalalau Trail closes after 24 hikers contract norovirus — and many blame defecating squatters ...
Olomana's third peak "Ahiki" from the top of the second, "Paku'i" Olomana is a set of three mountainous peaks on the windward side of Oahu near Kailua and Waimanalo.While historically only the first peak was called Olomana and the second and third Paku'i and Ahiki (the least pointed peak) respectively, most people call the entire section Olomana. [1]
A hiker who fell 200 feet down a steep slope off a marked trail in Hawaii was found and rescued thanks in large part to her barking dog.. The Honolulu Fire Department said in a release it received ...
Route 72, commonly known as Kalanianaʻole Highway, is the main highway serving southeast Oʻahu.Beginning at the eastern terminus of Interstate H-1 (H-1), the east–west highway travels along the southeastern shore of Oʻahu through various residential neighborhoods, including Hawaiʻi Kai.