Route 63 is a state highway on the island of

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Honolulu County Honolulu County (officially known as the City and County of Honolulu, formerly Oahu County) is a consolidated city–county in the U.S. state of Hawaii. The city–county includes both the city of Honolulu (the state's capital and largest cit ...

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, United States, that is one of three main highways passing through the Koolau mountain. __TOC__

Route description

The highway passes through the Wilson Tunnel, and takes commuters from the towns of Kāneohe and

Kailua Kailua () is a census-designated place (CDP) in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States. It lies in the Koolaupoko District of the island of Oahu on the windward coast at Kailua Bay. It is in the judicial district and the ahupua'a named Ko'ol ...

on the windward (northeast) side of the island, through Kalihi Valley into

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on the leeward (south) side of the island. The other trans-Koolau highways are Pali Highway and

Interstate H-3 Interstate H-3 (abbreviated H-3) is an Interstate Highway located entirely within the U.S. state of Hawaii on the island of Oahu. H-3 is also known as the John A. Burns Freeway. It crosses the Ko'olau Range along several viaducts and through ...

. There is a runaway truck ramp on the highway. Likelike Highway (pronounced LEE-kay-LEE-kay) is named after Hawaiian Princess Miriam Likelike, sister of King

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Names of Route 63

* Likelike Highway from Kāneohe to Interstate H-1 * Kalihi Street south of Interstate H-1

Major intersections

Gallery

Likelike highway - panoramio.jpg, Likelike Highway, August 2009 Ramp for runaway truck on Hawaii Route 63 on Oahu, Hawaii.jpg,

Runaway truck ramp A runaway truck ramp, runaway truck lane, escape lane, emergency escape ramp, or truck arrester bed is a traffic device that enables vehicles which are having braking problems to safely stop. It is typically a long, sand- or gravel-filled lane co ...

on Hawaii Route 63

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