Route 72, commonly known as Kalanianaole Highway, is the main highway serving southeast

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. Beginning at the eastern terminus of Interstate H-1 (H-1), the east–west highway travels along the southeastern shore of Oahu through various residential neighborhoods, including

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. It turns northwest at Makapuu and runs through Waimānalo before terminating in Maunawili at an

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with

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and Pali Highway. The highway is named for Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaole, a former prince of the Kingdom of Hawaii.

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Route 72 begins as an extension of

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(the Lunalilo Freeway), near the

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in eastern Honolulu. The six-lane road travels east through a residential neighborhood along the north side of the

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towards the Pacific Coast. At Wailupe Beach, it turns northeast and continues along the coast through

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, crossing several streams and suburban lagoons. The highway turns southeast near

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, crossing the inland waters of the

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and climbing part of

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. The highway was named for

Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole (March 26, 1871 – January 7, 1922) was a prince of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi until it was overthrown by a coalition of American and European businessmen in 1893. He later went on to become a representative in the Te ...

, a Hawaiian prince and later Congressman who attempted to restore

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