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Enlargeable, detailed map of Midway Atoll. Midway Atoll is part of a chain of volcanic islands, atolls, and seamounts extending from the Island of Hawaii up to the tip of the Aleutian Islands and known as the Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain, between Pearl and Hermes Atoll and Kure Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
Pearl Harbor is an American lagoon harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu. It was often visited by the naval fleet of the United States , before it was acquired from the Hawaiian Kingdom by the U.S. with the signing of the Reciprocity Treaty of 1875 .
The Kalohi Channel is the stretch of water separating Lānaʻi and Molokaʻi.Depth of water in this channel is about 260 feet (79 m) and width is 9.3 miles (15.0 km). This is one of the less treacherous channels between islands in the archipelago, although strong winds and choppy sea conditions are fre
A set of Interstate Highways on Oʻahu were approved for funding by the US Congress in 1960, a year after Hawaii was admitted as a state. A corridor connecting the Honolulu area to Kāneʻohe was included in the plan and was designated as "Interstate H-3" by the Bureau of Public Roads (now the Federal Highway Administration ) on August 29, 1960.
Route 92 is a major east–west highway on the island of Oahu which begins at exit 15 off Interstate H-1 (H-1) in Honolulu.The western end of the highway is located at the gate to Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam and the eastern end is 0.6 miles (0.97 km) east of the Ala Wai Canal crossing in Waikiki.
A sea turtle at Wai'opae Marine Life Conservation District, Hawaii View of Honolua Bay from the turnout along highway 30; Honolua Bay Beach is part of the Mokuleia Marine Life Conservation District. There are both state and federal marine protected areas of the Hawaiian archipelago.
JB Pearl Harbor–Hickam: Kalākaua Avenue in Honolulu — — Kamehameha Highway, Nimitz Highway, Ala Moana Boulevard: East portion was formerly Route 920 (later Federal-aid route 1092B) Route 93: 19.524: 31.421 H-1 at Ko Olina: Kaʻena Point State Park — — Farrington Highway: Former Route 90 Route 95 — — — — — — Proposed (1968 ...
Hawaii Route 50 begins in Lihuʻe and heads west. The road passes through the only major shopping center on the island at the intersection with Route 58. From there, the road passes through the countryside and several small communities. There are numerous agricultural farms and plantations set up along the route.