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Farrington Highway is a major highway through the western part of 
Hawaii Route 930, runs east to west along the North Shore, from Waialua to near Kaena Point. It is the major highway through this area.
* A gap around Kaena Point. There is an unpaved path along the route of the old Farrington Highway. However, there is a gate blocking access to cars, and the path is washed out in several places. The highway does not currently run through the Point because it is a state park.
* 
Hawaii Route 7110 from Kapolei to Fort Weaver Road. Farrington Highway is largely an undivided two-lane road through this area, providing access to the University of Hawaii – West Oahu. The 
Hawaii Route 7101 is a major divided four-lane commercial thoroughfare through
O‘ahu
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in the U.S. state
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of Hawaii
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. Starting from Kamehameha Highway
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 ...
north of Pearl Harbor
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, it heads west along the island's southwestern and western coast; another part of the highway also serves the western part of the North Shore, ending in Waialua. With the exception of a gap around Kaena Point
Kaena or Kaena Point is the westernmost tip of land on the island of Oahu. In Hawaiian, ''kaena'' means 'the heat'. The area was named after a brother or cousin of Pele. The point is designated as a Natural Area Reserve. Some ancient Hawaii ...
(which is a protected area
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and not accessible by car), the highway forms an almost continuous arc along the coast of the western half of the island of O‘ahu.
The highway consists of the following sections, from north to south:
* Hawaii Route 930, runs east to west along the North Shore, from Waialua to near Kaena Point. It is the major highway through this area.
* A gap around Kaena Point. There is an unpaved path along the route of the old Farrington Highway. However, there is a gate blocking access to cars, and the path is washed out in several places. The highway does not currently run through the Point because it is a state park.
* Hawaii Route 93
Route 93 is a major east–west highway on the island of Oahu which begins as Interstate H-1 (H-1) terminates in Kapolei and ends at Kaena Point on the extreme northwest end of Oahu, just past Makaha. It is part of the Farrington Highway.
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, runs north to south along the western (leeward) coast, from Kaena Point, through Waianae
Waianae () is a census-designated place (CDP) in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP population was 13,614.
Its name means "waters of the mullet". Its etymology is shared with the far northern Wellington subu ...
and Makaha, to the beginning of Interstate H-1
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in the southwest of the island. It is the major highway through this area
* Hawaii Route 7110 from Kapolei to Fort Weaver Road. Farrington Highway is largely an undivided two-lane road through this area, providing access to the University of Hawaii – West Oahu. The Honolulu Rail Transit
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line runs parallel to Farrington Highway starting at Kualakai Parkway. Route 7110 terminates at a partially grade-separated interchange with Fort Weaver Road.
* Hawaii Route 7101 is a major divided four-lane commercial thoroughfare through Waipahu
Waipahu () is a former sugarcane plantation town and now census-designated place (CDP) located in the Ewa District on the island of Oahu in the City & County of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP population was 43,4 ...
. Route 7101 terminates at the Waiawa Interchange with Kamehameha Highway
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 ...
and Interstate H-1
Interstate H-1 (abbreviated H-1) is the longest and busiest Interstate Highway in the US state of Hawaii. The highway is located on the island of O‘ahu. Despite the number, this is an east–west highway; the 'H'-series (for Hawaii) numbering r ...
.
History
The route that is now Farrington Highway began as a walking route for those who accessedWaianae
Waianae () is a census-designated place (CDP) in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP population was 13,614.
Its name means "waters of the mullet". Its etymology is shared with the far northern Wellington subu ...
and Makaha area from central Oahu and the Ewa Beach
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* Eastern Washington, the portion of the state of Washington east of the Cascade Range
* ʻEwa Beach, Hawaii, a census-designated place
* E ...
area.
See also
*List of Hawaii state highways
The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) maintains the smallest state-maintained system of state highways in the country. It consists of Interstates, state highways, and secondary state highways, totaling approximately .
The state's four In ...
References
External links
* Roads in Hawaii Transportation in Honolulu County, Hawaii {{Hawaii-road-stub