Hawaii Route 50

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Route 50

Kaumualii Highway

Length:

33.0 mi (53.108352 km)

West end:

Route 56 in Lihue

East end:

Pacific Missile Range Facility

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Hawaii Route 50 is a thirty-three mile road that stretches from Route 56 at the junction of Rice Street in Lihue to the entrance of the Pacific Missile Range Facility on the western shore of Kauai. It is the longest numbered road on The Garden Isle and the road is named the Kaumualii Highway ^[1] ^[2].

[edit] Background

Hawaii Route 50 begins in Lihue 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 Kauaian countryside and several small communities. There are numerous agricultural farms and plantations set up along the route. The only major sugar cane plantation on Kauai is grown along the route west of Waimea ^[3]. West of Waimea, the road becomes noticeably dry and at times, barren.