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Haleʻiwa is located at 21°35'24" North, 158°6'50" West (21.590050, -158.113928), [3] southwest along Kamehameha Highway (State route 83) from Pūpūkea.At Haleʻiwa, Kamehameha Highway becomes state route 99 (at the traffic circle known as "Weed Circle"), which runs eastward up across the Oʻahu central plateau to Wahiawā.
The Quiksilver Big Wave Invitational in Memory of Eddie Aikau takes place in Waimea Bay to honor the legendary surfer and the first lifeguard of the North Shore of Oahu. Since its inception in 1984, the tournament has only been held ten times, due to a precondition that open-ocean swells reach a minimum height of 20 feet (6.1 m) before the ...
Oahu: Art: Part of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Asian and tribal art Judiciary History Center: Honolulu: Oahu: Hawaii's legal history; located in Ali'iolani Hale: Kauaʻi Museum: Lihuʻe: Kauaʻi: Multiple: Includes art and artifacts of Native Hawaiians, local and natural history artifacts, and art exhibits Koa Art Gallery: Honolulu: Oahu ...
Kamehameha Highway is one of the main highways serving suburban and rural O‘ahu in the U.S. state of Hawai‘i.Informally known as Kam Highway, it begins at Nimitz Highway near Pearl Harbor and Hickam Air Force Base in Honolulu, serves the island's older western suburbs, and turns north across the O‘ahu Central Valley to the North Shore.
Pūpūkea is located at 21°40'11" North, 158°2'58" West (21.669740, -158.049349), [4] along Kamehameha Highway (State Rte. 83) west to southwest from Kawela Bay and northeast from Haleʻiwa.
Location mi km Destinations Notes; East Honolulu: 0.00: 0.00: H-1 west / Ainakoa Avenue north / Waikui Street east: CW terminus; highway continues west as H-1: Maunawili: 18.5: 29.8: Route 61 – Kailua, Kaneohe MCBH, Kaneohe, Honolulu: CCW terminus; road continues west as Ulukahiki Street: 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
The lower mouth of Nuʻuanu valley is the site of historic Oahu Cemetery, founded in 1844. Over time it was expanded with the Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii in 1863, and the Kyoto Gardens of Honolulu Memorial Park. A few blocks to the east is the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Haleiwa Field was mainly used to simulate real battle conditions for gunnery training. Those on temporary duty there had to bring their own tents and equipment. On 26 January 1945 the 14th Naval Construction Battalion completed the airfield [ 1 ] with a paved runway and it became a busy reliever base for fighter aircraft patrolling the islands.