Hawaii Route 30, also known as the Honoapiʻilani Highway, is a 35-mile-long (56 km)[1] road on West Maui, Hawaii. It begins in downtown Wailuku, extending south through Waikapu and Maalaea. The Olowalu Tunnel, located at mile 10.4, is 318 feet (97 m) long.[2]
 Hawaii Route 30 | ||||
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| Honoapiʻilani Highway | ||||
 Route 30 highlighted in red and Route 3000 in blue | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by HDOT | ||||
| Length | 35.7 mi[1] (57.5 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| North end |  Route 32 in Wailuku | |||
| West end |  Route 340 near Kapalua | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Hawaii | |||
| Counties | Maui | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Following terrain of the island, the highway circumvents the West Maui Forest Reserve connecting Olowalu, Launiupoko, Lahaina, Kahana, through the regions of Kapalua and Honolua, and ending in Honokohau Bay. At this point the road continues as the Kahekili Highway, a "notoriously narrow and twisty" county-maintained road covering the northern coastline of West Maui and eventually terminating back in Wailuku.[3] The eastern part of Kahekili Highway is signed as Hawaii Route 340. The two highways together, plus a short stretch of Hawaii Route 32, complete the circular journey around West Maui.
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Maui County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wailuku | 0.00 | 0.00 |  Route 32 east (Main Street) – Wailuku, Iao Valley | Northern terminus; western terminus of Route 32 | |
| Maalaea | 4.90 | 7.89 |   Route 380 north (Kuihelani Highway) – Kahului, Puunene | Southern terminus of Route 380 | |
| 5.30 | 8.53 |  Route 310 east (North Kihei Road) – Kihei, Wailea, Makena | Western terminus of Route 310 | ||
| 7.40 | 11.91 | Direction change between north–south and east–west | |||
| Makahuna Gulch | 10.40 | 16.74 | Olowalu Tunnel | ||
| Lahaina | 16.70 | 26.88 |  Route 3000 north (Lahaina Bypass) | Southern terminus of Route 3000. Westbound must continue onto Route 3000. No eastbound exit. | |
| 21.60 | 34.76 |  Route 3000 south (Lahaina Bypass) | Northern terminus of Route 3000, access via Keawe Street | ||
| Kapalua | 35.70 | 57.45 | Route 340 south (Kahekili Highway) | Western terminus; northern terminus of Route 340 | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
Related route
edit Hawaii Route 3000 | |
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| Location | Lahaina, Hawaii |
| Length | 2.7 mi[4] (4.3 km) |
| Existed | December 2013[5]–present |
Hawaii Route 3000, also known as the Lahaina Bypass, is a highway that bypasses the town of Lahaina. The Section 2 of the highway opened on December 17, 2013.[5] Hawaii DOT plans call for a much longer bypass to be constructed in the near future, with the possibility of moving the Route 30 designation to the bypass highway.[citation needed]
Phase 1B-2 of Lahaina Bypass, which starts at the southeastern termini of the previous bypass phase (Lahaina Bypass 1B-1) at Hokiokio Road and continues approximately 2.7 miles to the southeast to the proposed southern terminus at the Honoapiilani Highway (State Route 30), opened to the public on April 23, 2018.[citation needed]
Gallery
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Hawaii Route 30 closely follows the Maui coast north of Lahaina. -
A tunnel of Monkeypod Trees on Hawaii Route 30, Maui. -
The Olowalu Tunnel on Maui is located at mile 10.4 on Hawaii Route 30 is 318 feet (97 m) long -
Hawaii Route 30 winds its way along the Maui Coast.
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Hawaii Route 30" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
- ^ Voss, Oscar (2006). "Other Maui". Hawaii Highways: Road Photos. Retrieved September 16, 2015.[self-published source]
- ^ Voss, Oscar (2006). "Kahekili Highway". Hawaii Highways: Road Photos. Retrieved September 16, 2015.[self-published source]
- ^ "Hawaii Route 3000 Bypass" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
- ^ a b "Second Phase of Lahaina Bypass Highway Opens" (Press release). Hawaii Department of Transportation. December 17, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.