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Hawaii Route 56 is a twenty-eight mile route stretching from Hawaii Route 50 at the junction of Rice Street in Lihue, Hawaii to the junction of Hawaii Route 560 in Princeville on the island of Kauai. The road is also known as Kuhio Highway.
[edit] Background
The road itself is a major thoughfare for the eastern and northern parts of The Garden Isle. Leaving Lihue, the road passes through the only Wal-Mart and the major hospital on the island. The road connects with Hawaii Route 51 to Lihue Airport. Following the intersection the road briefly passes through some rural patches with an occasional resort and crosses the Wailua River. Going through Wailua and Kapaa, Hawaii 56 is jammed in the morning and the afternoon. The traffic pressure dissipates and goes some of the most senic countryside with few services and buildings here and there heading towards Princeville.
[edit] Trivia
- The road is named after named for Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalaniana'ole, former territorial delegate to Congress after Hawaii's annexation by the United States.
- At the Wailua River, there is two lane bridge and also a one lane bridge for northbound travelers. The one lane bridge is only opened on the weekdays to alleviate traffic. However, there are plans to widen the bridge for future traffic needs.[1]
- Traffic patterns change in the morning between Kapaa and Lihue Airport for northbound and southbound traffic. Southbound gets two lanes in the morning to alleviate traffic pressures.
[edit] References
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Route 50 in Lihue
Route 560 in Princeville
