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{{Short description|Highway in Hawaii, US}}
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{{more citations needed|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox road
| state = HI
| name = Hawai{{okina}}i Belt Road
| marker_image = [[File:HI-11.svg|70px]] [[File:HI-19.svg|70px]] [[File:HI-190.svg|70px]]
| alternate_name = Māmalahoa Highway
| map = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|frame-height=290|frame-lat=19.564|frame-long=-155.536|zoom=8|type=line|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Wikipedia KML/Hawaii Belt Road}}}}
| map_custom = yes
| map_notes = Map of the [[Hawaii (island)|Island of Hawai{{okina}}i]] with the Hawai{{okina}}i Belt Road highlighted in red and blue
| length_mi = 260.43
| length_ref = <ref name="Hawaii DOT">{{cite web |last1=Hawaii Department of Transportation |author-link=Hawaii Department of Transportation |title=State DOT Road Inventory |url=http://files.hawaii.gov/dbedt/op/gis/data/StateAndCountyRoutes.shp.zip |access-date=July 31, 2019 |format=[[ESRI Shapefile]] |date=October 2016}}</ref>
| length_notes={{plainlist|
* {{convert|121.97|mi|km|abbr=on}} via Route&nbsp;11
* {{convert|99.49|mi|km|abbr=on}} via Route&nbsp;19
* {{convert|38.97|mi|km|abbr=on}} via Route&nbsp;190
}}
| established = 1783
| history = Completed in 1975
| maint = [[Hawaii Department of Transportation|HDOT]] and [[Hawaii County, Hawaii|HCDPW]]
| allocation = {{plainlist|
* {{jct|state=HI|HI|11}} from [[Hilo, Hawaii|Hilo]] to [[Kailua, Hawaii County, Hawaii|Kailua-Kona]]
* {{jct|state=HI|HI|19}} from Kailua-Kona to Hilo
* {{jct|state=HI|HI|190}} from Kailua-Kona to [[Waimea, Hawaii County, Hawaii|Waimea]]
}}
| beltway_city = the [[Hawaii (island)|Island of Hawai{{okina}}i]]
| junction = {{plainlist|
* {{jct|state=HI|HI|270}} in [[Kawaihae, Hawaii|Kawaihae]]
* {{jct|state=HI|HI|200}} near [[Waikoloa Village, Hawaii|Waikoloa Village]]
* {{jct|state=HI|HI|250}} in [[Waimea, Hawaii County, Hawaii|Waimea]]
* {{jct|state=HI|HI|200}} in [[Hilo, Hawaii|Hilo]]
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The '''Hawai{{okina}}i Belt Road''' is a modern name for the '''Māmalahoa Highway''' and consists of Hawai{{okina}}i state Routes 11, 19, and 190 that encircle the [[Hawaii (island)|Island of Hawai{{okina}}i]]. The southern section, between [[Hilo, Hawaii|Hilo]] and [[Kailua-Kona, Hawaii|Kailua-Kona]] is numbered as [[#Route 11|Route 11]]. The section between Hilo and [[Waimea, Hawaii County, Hawaii|Waimea]] is [[#Route 19|Route 19]]. Between Waimea and Kailua-Kona, the road is split in two: the original "mauka" route (now [[#Route 190|Route 190]]) and a "makai" Route 19, completed in 1975, which serves as access to the [[Kona District, Hawaii|Kona]] and [[Kohala, Hawaii|Kohala]] Coast resorts. In the [[Hawaiian language]], ''mauka'' means "towards the mountain" and ''makai'' means "towards the sea". These terms are commonly used in travel directions.

Parts of the southern half of the Hawai{{okina}}i Belt Road were known during the Territorial days as the '''Ka{{okina}}ū Belt Road'''. The names "Hawai{{okina}}i Belt Road" and "Māmalahoa Highway" refer to the road system that encircles the entire island; many sections are also referenced by local names.

==History==
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Māmalahoa Highway was named for the royal decree by King [[Kamehameha I]] after an incident he and his party experienced in 1783.

As he prepared to unite the islands of [[Hawaii|Hawai{{okina}}i]], Kamehameha I would conduct shoreline raids on the neighboring [[ahupuaa|ahupua{{okina}}a]] (traditional land divisions).  It was on one such incursion that the King's warriors encountered two local fishermen along the [[Puna, Hawaii|Puna]] coast.  The two fled to warn others of the pending attack and Kamehameha and his men took chase.  When they crossed a [[lava]] field, one of the King's feet got caught in a crevice.

The fishermen, seizing the opportunity to retaliate, returned and attacked.  In the ensuing brawl, one of the King's steersmen was killed and Kamehameha himself received a blow to the head that was so hard that it splintered the man's weapon – a solid [[koa]] canoe paddle.  The two Puna men escaped.

Kamehameha I opted not to retaliate but instead took this as a lesson: The strong must not mistreat the weak, his people must be assured protection from harm's way in their pursuits and that safe passage must be everyone's entitlement.  A decade later, King Kamehameha I, upon reflecting on his deliverance that day in Puna and on the memory of his fallen warrior, proclaimed ''[[Mamalahoe|Ke Kānāwai Māmalahoe]]'' – "The Law of the Splintered Paddle" – at Kahale{{okina}}iole{{okina}}ole in the Kaipalaoa area of [[Hilo]].

{{Verse translation |lang=haw
|1='''Ke Kānāwai Māmalahoe'''

E nā kānaka,
E mālama {{okina}}oukou i ke Akua,
A e mālama ho{{okina}}i ke kanaka nui
   a me kanaka iki;
E hele ka {{okina}}elemakule,
   ka luahine a me ke kama
A moe i ke ala
{{okina}}A{{okina}}ohe mea nanā e ho{{okina}}opilikia.
Hewa nō, make.
|2='''Law of the Splintered Paddle'''

O my people
Honour thy God,
Respect alike [the rights of] the great man
    and the humble man;
See to it that the old man,
    the aged woman and the child
Sleep by the side of the path
Without the fear of harm.
Disobey, die!
}}

{{lang|haw|Ke Kānāwai Māmalahoe}} is considered such an important [[law]] to the [[Native Hawaiians|Hawaiians]] that at the 1978 [[Constitutional convention (political custom)|Constitutional Convention]] it was added to the [[Constitution]] of Hawai{{okina}}i.  In it, the law protects the public and the safety of all who travel throughout the Islands, including fishermen, gatherers, hunters and visitors alike.

: '''Hawai{{okina}}i Constitution (Article IX, Section 10) — Public Safety'''
: The Law of the Splintered Paddle, {{lang|haw|Ke Kānāwai Māmalahoe}}, [as] decreed by Kamehameha I, [that] every elderly person, woman and child lie by the roadside in safety, shall be a unique and living symbol of the State's concern for public safety.  The State shall have the power to provide for the safety of the people from crimes against persons and property.
: (Add ''ConCon 1978'' and election November 7, 1978.)

The Māmalahoa trail was a foot trail built in the nineteenth century, which developed into this highway. Various parts were widened and re-aligned over the years. Much of the Hawai{{okina}}i Belt Road through North Hilo and Hāmākua districts was built on the roadbed and bridges of the [[Hawaii Consolidated Railway]] as part of the recovery from a tsunami that ravaged the island's northeast coast in 1946.

In 2007, Queen Ka‘ahumanu Highway was widened to four lanes from Henry Street in Kailua-Kona to Kealakehe Parkway. In September 2015, ground broke to extend the widening project from Kealakehe Parkway to Keāhole Airport Road, which provides access to [[Ellison Onizuka]] [[Kona International Airport]]. The project costed about $121 million and was finished on August 8, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ceremony held to dedicate new lanes from the Queen Kaahumanu Highway widening project, phase 2 |url=https://hidot.hawaii.gov/administration/ceremony-held-to-dedicate-new-lanes-from-the-queen-kaahumanu-highway-widening-project-phase-2/ |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=hidot.hawaii.gov |language=en}}</ref>

==Route description==
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===Route 11===
The mile 0 marker is at the intersection of Kamehameha Avenue (Route 19), [[Banyan Drive]] and Kanoelehua Avenue in [[Hilo, Hawaii|Hilo]]. After about a mile is the intersection with [[Hawaii Route 2000|Pū{{okina}}āinakō Street]] (Route 2000), which connects to the [[Hawaii Route 200|Saddle Road]]. Route 11 then continues along Kanoelehua Avenue towards [[Keaau, Hawaii|Kea{{okina}}au]] where it becomes Volcano Highway near milepost 4 before crossing into [[Puna, Hawaii|Puna District]].  Volcano Highway intersects with the terminus of Kea{{okina}}au-Pāhoa Road (Route 130) past mile 6 and Old Kea{{okina}}au-Pāhoa Road (Route 130), then continues through the towns of [[Kurtistown, Hawaii|Kurtistown]], [[Mountain View, Hawaii|Mountain View]], [[Glenwood, Hawaii|Glenwood]] and [[Volcano, Hawaii|Volcano Village]].

[[File:Hawaii Route 11 - at Volcanoes Park.jpg|thumb|A sign across the road from the [[Hawaii Volcanoes National Park]] entrance]]
Just beyond the [[Kau, Hawaii|Ka{{okina}}ū District]] line, the entrance to [[Hawaii Volcanoes National Park|Hawai{{okina}}i Volcanoes National Park]] at mile 28 marks another name change, back to Māmalahoa Highway.  The two lane road crests ({{convert|4024|ft|m}}) just before the mile 30 marker and then heads down a long downhill stretch through the  [[Kau Desert|Ka{{okina}}ū desert]] towards the [[black sand]]s of [[Punaluu Beach|Punalu{{okina}}u Beach Park]], passing [[macadamia]] orchards near the town of [[Pahala|Pāhala]] at mile 51 and the Sea Mountain Resort in [[Ninole, Hawaii|Nīnole]] at mile 56.

Next are [[Naalehu|Nā{{okina}}ālehu]] (mile 63), the southernmost community in the US, and [[Waiohinu, Hawaii|Wai{{okina}}ōhinu]] (mile 65) which was a retreat for [[Mark Twain]].  A winding uphill climb yields to a meandering country lane where South Point Road, near mile 69, leads to [[Ka Lae]] (south point).

[[File:2021-10-09 16 15 47 View northeast along Hawaii State Route 11 (Hawaii Belt Road) between Pahala and Hawaii Volcanoes National Park in Hawaii County, Hawaii.jpg|thumb|left|Route 11 eastbound between Pahala and Volcanoes National Park]]
Another comfortable stretch of two lane road and a return to highway speeds begins past the mile 71 marker.  Māmalahoa Highway crosses [[Mauna Loa]]'s 1907 Lava Flow — there is a scenic point at mile 75 — before passing through [[Ocean View, Hawaii|Ocean View]] between Tiki Lane and Aloha Boulevard.  Just past mile 82 is the [[Kona District, Hawaii|South Kona District]] line.

Starting at mile 89, Māmalahoa Highway has sharp curves and a steep drop-off along the coastal side.  Many small fishing villages dot the coast, including [[Milolii, Hawaii|Miloli{{okina}}i]], [[Papa Bay|Pāpā Bay]], [[Kona Paradise]] and [[Hookena|Ho{{okina}}okena]].  The [[macadamia]] orchards soon give way to another tree crop.  This is [[Kona coffee]] Country.

Keala o Keawe Road (Route 160), just before mile 104, serves as access to [[Puuhonua o Honaunau|Pu{{okina}}uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historic Park]] and [[St. Benedict's Catholic Church (Honaunau, Hawaii)|St. Benedict's Catholic Church]].  Further along is the town of [[Captain Cook, Hawaii|Captain Cook]], named for the famed English explorer [[Captain James Cook]].  Nāpō{{okina}}opo{{okina}}o Road (Route 160) leads down to [[Hōnaunau-Nāpo'opo'o, Hawai'i|Nāpō{{okina}}opo{{okina}}o]] and [[Kealakekua Bay]], site of the monument to Cook's death.

After mile 111 come the towns of [[Kealakekua]], [[Kainaliu, Hawaii|Kainaliu]] and [[Honalo, Hawaii|Honalo]].  At "Coffee Junction" (mile 114), Māmalahoa Highway continues straight and eventually becomes Route 180, Route 11 veers to left and becomes Kuakini Highway. A {{convert|5|mi|adj=on}} stretch from Honalo and then along the upper road until it rejoins the main Belt Road at Palani Junction  is under consideration to be designated a [[National Scenic Byway]]. It was called the Kona Heritage Corridor by the state.<ref>{{cite news |title= Scenic byways: Pathways to the past |author=Kerrill And Don Kephart |newspaper= [[West Hawaii Today]] |url= http://www.westhawaiitoday.com/articles/2009/05/25/features/features01.txt |date= May 24, 2009 |access-date= 2010-04-19 }}</ref> A somewhat steep descent off Pu{{okina}}uloa drops into the town of [[Kailua, Hawaii County, Hawaii|Kailua-Kona]].

Just past Lako Street is where Kuakini Highway branches to the left and Highway 11 becomes Queen Ka{{okina}}ahumanu Highway.  In the vicinity of mile 121, Hualālai Road (Route 182, incorrectly signed as "180") crosses at an exaggerated angle (a rare [[Concurrency (road)|concurrent]] route). Route 11 finally reaches the [[Crossroads (culture)|crossroads]]  of the “Queen K” and Palani Road, pinpointing the termini of all three Hawai{{okina}}i Belt Road route numbers.
[[Image:Hilo tsunami memorial.jpg|thumb|right|upright|1960 Tsunami memorial clock]]

===Route 19===
Tucked away at the gates to [[Hilo, Hawaii|Hilo]] Wharf on [[Jonah Kūhiō Kalaniana'ole|Kūhiō]] Street is the mile 0 marker for Route 19. One block later, it then turns right onto Kalaniana{{okina}}ole Avenue, running between the waters of Hilo Bay and the Runway 8/26 of [[Hilo International Airport]], before crossing Kanoelehua Avenue (Route 11) and [[Banyan Drive]] where the name changes to Kamehameha Avenue. Flanking the [[Wailoa River (Hawaii)]] Bridge is the [[1960 Valdivia earthquake|1960 Tsunami]] Memorial Clock with its hands frozen at the moment the killer waves struck early morning on May 23, 1960.

The highway continues along Kamehameha Avenue, paralleling a closed section of Bayfront Highway (used as access and parking for Hilo Bayfront Park), then turns right onto [[Bernice Pauahi Bishop|Pauahi]] Street before quickly turning left onto the open section of Bayfront Highway. Bayfront Highway, which serves as a [[Bypass (road)|bypass]] for the [[downtown]] business district of Hilo, is often closed to traffic by the [[Hawaii County|Hawai{{okina}}i County]] Police Department in times of high surf.

Past the intersection with Waiānuenue Avenue (Route 200, known as the [[Saddle Road]]), Route 19 crosses over the [[Wailuku River]] via a converted railroad [[plate girder bridge]] with a metal grate roadway that causes tires to “sing” as vehicles pass over it. Leaving Hilo, the route assumes the name Hawai{{okina}}i Belt Road, leaving Māmalahoa Highway to the older [[decommissioned highway|decommissioned]] portions of the original thoroughfare. Many former [[sugarcane]] [[Sugar plantations in Hawaii|plantation]] towns dot the highway, including [[Wainaku, Hawaii|Wainaku]], [[Paukaa, Hawaii|Pauka{{okina}}a]] and [[Papaikou, Hawaii|Pāpa{{okina}}ikou]].

Shortly after the mile 7 marker, part of the old Māmalahoa Highway crosses Hawai{{okina}}i Belt Road. The road to the right leads down the “Onomea Scenic Drive,” a {{convert|4|mi|2|adj=on}} [[loop route|loop]] road that crosses several one-lane wooden bridges and past the [[Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden|Hawai{{okina}}i Tropical Botanical Garden]] overlooking Onomea Bay before returning to Hawai{{okina}}i Belt Road at mile 10 in [[Pepeekeo, Hawaii|Pepe{{okina}}ekeō]].
[[Image:Hawaii Belt Road over kolek.jpg|thumb|left|Hawaii Belt Road crosses over [[Kolekole Beach Park]]]]
Hawai{{okina}}i Belt Road meets the rugged [[Hamakua Coast|Hāmākua]] coastline near mile 12. A left turn onto Honomū Road (Route 220) leads to [[Akaka Falls State Park|{{okina}}Akaka Falls State Park]], home of the namesake {{convert|442|ft|m|adj=on}} tall waterfall and the slightly shorter Kahūnā Falls. These waters empty in the [[Pacific Ocean]] at [[Kolekole Beach Park]] past mile 14.

The [[Hakalau, Hawaii|Hakalau]] Bridge carries Route 19 from the South [[Hilo]] District to North Hilo District. A number of cascades are visible from the road on the “mauka” side of the highway. Umauma Falls lies inside the [[World Botanical Gardens]], but two other falls are viewed from the Umauma Bridge (between mile 16 and mile 17). Between mile 18 and mile 19 is Nānue Stream with another picturesque waterfall.

The highway negotiates three sharp curves: Maulua (mile 22), Laupāhoehoe (mile 26) and Ka{{okina}}awali{{okina}}i (mile 28). Maulua Gulch has a small waterfall emptying into the ocean (visible from the Hilo side by looking across the gulch) and another in the back part of the gorge near the base of the radio tower. Also, an abandoned railroad tunnel is sometimes visible from the Hāmākua side. The [[Hawaii Consolidated Railway|Laupāhoehoe Railroad Museum]] is located on the “mauka” side past mile 25. On the other side of Laupāhoehoe Gulch, an access road leads down to Laupāhoehoe Point Beach Park where the victims of the [[1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake|1946 “April Fool’s Day” tsunami]] are memorialized.

The [[Hamakua|Hāmākua]] District begins on the opposite side of Ka{{okina}}ula Bridge (mile 30). Highway speeds are now the norm but caution must be observed when crossing the narrow “Curved Bridge” near mile 32. This bridge was replaced in May 2010 by a new bridge with less curvature. Hamlets with names like [[Kukuiau, Hawaii|Kūka{{okina}}iau]], [[Paauilo, Hawaii|Pa{{okina}}auilo]], [[Kalopa, Hawaii|Kalōpā]] and [[Paauhau, Hawaii|Pā{{okina}}auhau]] were once homes for [[sugar plantation]] workers from places like the [[Philippines]], [[China]] and [[Japan]].

Māmane Street (Route 240, mile 42) spurs off to the right to become the [[main street]] of [[Honokaa, Hawaii|Honoka{{okina}}a]] before providing access to [[Waipio Valley|Waipi{{okina}}o Valley]]. Old Māmalahoa Highway branches uphill to wind through rugged hills of [[Ahualoa, Hawaii|Āhualoa]] and is a scenic but slower route to [[Waimea, Hawaii County, Hawaii|Waimea]]. Meanwhile, Hawai{{okina}}i Belt Road makes its way through [[fog]]-shrouded [[eucalyptus]] stands.

The Old Māmalahoa Highway rejoins Route 19 near mile 52 where they cross into [[Kohala, Hawaii|South Kohala District]]. Now again called Māmalahoa Highway, Route 19 continues into the town of Waimea (known as Kamuela by the [[USPS|Post Office]]), the headquarters for [[Parker Ranch]] and the heart of [[paniolo]] (Hawaiian cowboy) country.
[[File:2021-10-10 09 33 49 View west along Hawaii State Route 19 (Kawaihae Road) at Kahwai Street in Waimea, Hawaii County, Hawaii.jpg|thumb|right|Route 19 westbound departing [[Waimea, Hawaii County, Hawaii|Waimea]]]]
At mile 57, the route turns right onto Lindsey Road (see [[#Route 190|Route 190]]). One block down, Route 19 spurs left onto Kawaihae Road, past a row of restaurants and before starting downhill towards the coast.  Just beyond mile 59 is a “[[T junction|Y]]” junction with [[Kohala Mountain Road]] (Route 250) in front of [[Hawaii Preparatory Academy|Hawai{{okina}}i Preparatory Academy]].

Queen [[Kaahumanu|Ka{{okina}}ahumanu]] Highway begins at the "[[T junction|T]]" intersection with [[Akoni Pule Highway]] (Route 270) past mile 67 outside [[Kawaihae]]. Completed in 1975, “The Queen K” connects the resort properties of [[Mauna Kea Beach Hotel|Mauna Kea Beach]] (mile 68), Mauna Lani (mile 73), [[Waikoloa Beach|Waikōloa Beach]] (mile 76) and Ka{{okina}}ūpūlehu (mile 87) with the [[Kona International Airport|Keāhole-Kona International Airport]] (mile 83) and the town of Kailua-Kona. Some beaches include [[Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area|Hāpuna]], Holoholokai, [[List of beaches in Hawaii|{{okina}}Anaeho{{okina}}omalu]], Makalawena, [[Kekaha Kai State Park]] and [[Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park|Kaloko-Honokōhau]].

The terminus of Route 19 is at the crossroads of Palani Road (Route 190) at mile 100 where Queen Ka{{okina}}ahumanu Highway continues as [[#Route 11|Route 11]].

===Route 190===
[[File:2021-10-09 08 13 35 View south along Hawaii State Route 190 (Hawaii Belt Road-Mamaloa Highway) just south of Puu Lani Drive in Pu'uanahulu, Hawaii County, Hawaii.jpg|thumb|right|Route 190 southbound in Pu'uanahulu]]
The continuation of Māmalahoa Highway from the Lindsey Road (Route 19) intersection is the beginning of Route 190 with the mile 0 marker posted on the corner. This was the original Hilo-to-Kona link which served as Highway 19 until the route was reassigned in 1975 to the newly opened Queen Ka{{okina}}ahumanu Highway along the coast.

The road subsequently runs past [[Camp Tarawa]], the [[Parker Ranch]] headquarters and the [[Waimea-Kohala Airport]] before traversing the rolling [[pasture]]lands of the [[Kohala, Hawaii|South Kohala District]].

Few intersections are found along the next {{convert|20|mi|2}}. [[Hawaii State Highway 200|Saddle Road]] (Route 200) comes to its western terminus near mile 6 and [[Waikoloa Village, Hawaii|Waikōloa]] Road ends its {{convert|12|mi|2|adj=on}} climb from Queen Ka{{okina}}ahumanu Highway at Māmalahoa Highway's mile 11 marker.  There are some sharp curves as the old road passes [[Puu Lani Ranch|Pu{{okina}}u Lani Ranch]] (mile 20) in Pu{{okina}}uanahulu and the entrance to Pu{{okina}}u Wa{{okina}}awa{{okina}}a Forest Reserve. A long narrow strip of [[Asphalt concrete|asphalt]] stretches across the windswept [[rangeland]]s and [[lava]] fields covered with [[fountain grass]].

As the road passes through a stand of [[eucalyptus]] and [[Metrosideros polymorpha|{{okina}}ohi{{okina}}a]] trees near mile 31, the upland neighborhoods of the North [[Kona District, Hawaii|Kona District]] come into view: [[Kalaoa]], Kona Palasades Estates, Koloko Mauka and Honokōhau. On the other side of mile 35, a [[traffic light]] at the top of Hina Lani Street provides access to a [[Costco]] store.

At a 3-way intersection, the Māmalahoa Highway turns left and becomes Route 180, while Route 190 continues straight, becoming Palani Road. Palani descends steeply towards Kailua-Kona, making many quick turns and narrow curves. Palani Road meets [[Kaahumanu|Queen Ka{{okina}}ahumanu]] Highway, marking the end of the route, though Palani Road continues downhill to its junction with Kuakini Highway and Ali{{okina}}i Drive.

==Major intersections==

===Main route (Routes 11 and 19)===
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{{Jctint
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|notes=Southern terminus of Route 180}}
{{HIint
|location= Kahaluu-Keauhou
|mile=114.40
|road={{jctname|state=HI|HI|185|dir1=south|noshield1=yes|name1=[[Kamehameha III]] Road|city1=Keauhou Bay}}
|notes=Northern terminus of Route 185; to Ali{{okina}}i Drive}}
{{HIint
|location=Kailua-Kona
|lspan=2
|mile=120.40
|road={{jctname|state=HI|HI|182|dir1=east|noshield1=yes|name1=[[Hualalai|Hualālai]] Road|city1=Holualoa}}
|notes=Western terminus of Route 182}}
{{HIint
|mile=121.97
|mile2=99.49
|line=yes
|type=trans
|road={{jct|state=HI|HI|190|HI|19|dir1=east|dir2=north|name1=Palani Road|name2=Queen Ka{{okina}}ahumanu Highway|location1=[[Waimea, Hawaii County, Hawaii|Waimea]]|location2=[[Kona International Airport|Airport]]|city3=Kawaihae|extra=airport}}
|notes=Route 11 transitions to the ''makai'' route (Route 19);<br>western terminus of the ''makua'' route (Route 19)}}
{{HIint
|location=Kalaoa
|lspan=2
|mile=97.50
|road={{jct|state=HI|HI|197|name1=Kealakehe Parkway|city1= Honokohau Harbour}}
|notes=Serves [[Kealakehe High School]]}}
{{HIint
|mile=92.90
|road={{jct|extra=airport}} Keāhole Airport Road&nbsp;– [[Kona International Airport]]
|notes=}}
{{HIint
|location=Kawaihae
|mile=66.90
|road={{jct|state=HI|HI|270|dir1=north|city1=Kawaihae|city2=Hawi}}
|notes=Southern terminus of Route 270; serves [[Kohala, Hawaii|North Kohala]]}}
{{HIint
|location=Waimea
|ctdab=Hawaii
|lspan=2
|mile=59.00
|road={{jct|state=HI|HI|250|dir1=north|city1=Hawi}}
|notes=Serves and Kahuā Ranch}}
{{HIint
|mile=56.90
|type=trans
|road={{jct|state=HI|HI|190|dir1=south|name1=Māmalahoa Highway|city1=Kona|city2=Kawaihae}}
|notes=Northern terminus of the ''mauka'' route (Route 190)}}
{{HIint
|location=Honokaa
|mile=42.00
|road={{jct|state=HI|HI|240|dir1=west|city1=Honokaa|city2=Waipio}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of Route 240; serves [[Hamakua|Hāmākua Coast]], Waipi{{okina}}o Valley, [[Kukuihaele]]}}
{{HIint
|location=Honomu
|mile=13.50
|road={{jct|state=HI|HI|220|dir1=west|city1=Honomu|city2=Akaka Falls|name1=Honomū Road}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of Route 220}}
{{HIint
|location=Hilo
|lspan=3
|mile=2.60
|type=incomplete
|road={{jct|state=HI|HI|200|dir1=west|name1=Wai{{okina}}ānuenue Avenue|location1=[[Hilo, Hawaii|Downtown Hilo]]}}
|notes=No access from Route 19 northbound; eastern terminus of Route 200}}
{{HIint
|mile=1.00
|type=trans
|road={{jct|state=HI|HI|11|dir1=north|name1=Kanoelehua Avenue|road|[[Banyan Drive]]|location1=[[Hilo International Airport|Airport]]|city2=Volcano|extra=airport}}
|notes=Hawai{{okina}}i Belt Road transitions to Route 11;<br>Route 19 continues east}}
{{HIint
|mile=0.00
|road=Kahuhane Avenue&nbsp;/ Kalanianaole Avenue east
|notes=Terminus of state maintenance}}
{{jctbtm|keys=incomplete,trans,unbuilt}}

===Inland route (Route 190)===
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{{HIint
|location=Waimea
|ctdab=Hawaii
|lspan=2
|mile=0.00
|type=trans
|road={{jct|state=HI|HI|19|name1=Māmalahoa Highway|city1=Hilo|city2=Kawaihae|location3=[[Kohala, Hawaii|North Kohala]]}}
|notes=Northern terminus at the ''makai'' route}}
{{HIint
|mile=6.20
|road={{jct|state=HI|HI|200|dir1=east|name1=Saddle Road}}
|notes=To [[Mauna Kea]], [[Mauna Loa]]}}
{{HIint
|location=Palani Junction
|mile=35.30
|road={{jct|state=HI|HI|180|name1=Māmalahoa Highway|dir1=south|city1=Holualoa}}
|notes=Northern terminus of Route 180}}
{{HIint
|location=Kailua-Kona
|mile=38.97
|type=trans
|road={{jct|state=HI|HI|11|HI|19|dir1=south|dir2=north|name2=Queen Ka{{okina}}ahumanu Highway|location1=[[Kona International Airport|Airport]]|extra=airport|city2=Kawaihae|city3=Volcano}}
|notes=Eastern terminus at the ''makai route}}
{{jctbtm|keys=trans}}

==See also==
* [[Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* Juvik, Sonia P., 1998, ''Atlas of Hawaii'', University of Hawaii Press, {{ISBN|978-0-8248-2125-8}}

==External links==
{{Attached KML|display=inline,title}}
*[http://www.hawaiihighways.com/big_island.htm Big Island and Hawai{{okina}}i Belt at Oscar Voss’ Hawai{{okina}}i Highways]
*{{HAER |survey=HI-4 |id=hi0059 |title=Wailoa Bridge, Spanning Wailoa River at Kamehameha Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii County, HI |photos=37 |data=3 |cap=2}}
*{{HAER |survey=HI-41 |id=hi0488 |title=Auwaiakeakua Bridge, Spanning Auwaiakekua Gulch at Mamalahoa Highway, Waikoloa, Hawaii County, HI |photos=8 |data=8 |cap=1 |link=no}}
*{{HAER |survey=HI-94 |id=hi0904 |title=Kawailii Bridge, Spanning Kawailii Gulch at Hawaii Belt Road, Paauilo, Hawaii County, HI |photos=11 |data=16 |cap=2 |link=no}}

{{Clear}}
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[[Category:Roads in Hawaii]]
[[Category:Transportation in Hawaii County, Hawaii]]