Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
There are three parallel main streets in
Waikiki:KalakauaAvenue
(which is one-way
going toward Diamond Head and eventually fronts Waikiki Beach),
KuhioAvenue
(1 block
mauka of Kalakaua Ave., which has two-way traffic), and
AlaWaiBoulevard
(which fronts
the Ala Wai Canal and runs one-way in the Ewa direction).
AROUND OAHU
From Waikiki,
Highway 72
(the
Kalanianaole Hwy.
) takes you around
Makapuu Point into Kailua and Kaneohe. From Kailua and Kaneohe,
Highway 83
(the
KamehamehaHwy.
) traverses the North Shore to Haleiwa, where it is still called the Kame-
hameha Highway, but the number of the highway changes to 99, and the highway then cuts
through mid-Oahu past Schofield Barracks and Wahiawa, and swings out to Pearl City.
On the leeward coast, H-1 Freeway becomes two-lane
Highway 93
(the
Farrington
Hwy.
); after Makaha, the number changes to Highway 930, but it is still called Farrington
Highway all the way out to Kaena Point. Although you cannot drive around Kaena Point,
Farrington Highway (still called Hwy. 930) picks up on the north side of the point and goes
through Mokuleia and Waialua.
ACROSS OAHU
Highways that cut across the island are
Highway99
(see above), the
Likelike
Highway
(also called Hwy. 63, which goes from Honolulu to Kaneohe), and the
PaliHigh-
way
(also called Hwy. 61, which goes from Honolulu to Kailua). The
H-3Freeway,
which
starts at Pearl Harbor, is the fastest way to get to Kaneohe and Kailua.
MAPS
One of the best general maps of the island is the
Map of Oahu,
cartography by James
A. Bier, published by the University of Hawaii Press, available at bookstores or online at
The best street map we have found is TMK Maps: Oahu Streets and Condos, published by
Hawaii TMK Service, Inc. (
&
808/536-0867
).
The best and most detailed maps for activities are published by
Franko's Maps
(
www.frankosmaps.com
)
; they feature a host of island maps, plus a terrific “Hawaiian Reef
Creatures Guide,” for snorkelers curious about what fish they spotted underwater. Free road
maps are published by This Week Magazine, a free visitor publication available on Oahu, the
Big Island, Maui, and Kauai.
For topographic and other maps of the islands, go to the
Hawaii Geographic Society,
49 S. Hotel St., Honolulu; or hawaiigeographicsociety@gmail.com (
&
800/538-3950
or 808/
538-3952).