Kohala Mountain Road, designated Route 250, travels upon the Kohala mountain on the island of Hawaiʻi in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States.

Hawaii Route 250 marker
Hawaii Route 250
Kohala Mountain Road
Map
Route 250 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by HDOT
Length19.276 mi[1] (31.022 km)
Major junctions
South end Route 19 near Waimea
North end Route 270Akoni Pule Highway) in Hāwī
Location
CountryUnited States
StateHawaii
CountiesHawaii
Highway system
Route 240 Route 270

Route description

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Route 250 northbound at Route 19 in Waiaka
 
Ranch lands on both sides of a coniferous-lined Highway 250.
 
Views of ranch land may surprise some visitors to the Big Island. Looking southwest from the Kohala Mountain Road, Highway 250.

Kohala Mountain road, known locally as "the High Road", begins about 1.8 miles (2.9 km) west of Waimea, at 20°1′36″N 155°41′57″W / 20.02667°N 155.69917°W / 20.02667; -155.69917 (Hawaii Route 250 southern terminus), near the Hawaii Preparatory Academy campus. Route 19 at this point is known as Hawaii Belt Road, or Kawaihae Road. The northern terminus (where Route 250 is known as Hāwī Road), is in the town of Hāwī at 20°14′16″N 155°49′49″W / 20.23778°N 155.83028°W / 20.23778; -155.83028 (Hāwī),[2] at the intersection of ʻAkoni Pule Highway (Route 270).

Major junctions

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The entire route is in Hawaii County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Waimea0.0000.000  Route 19 (Kawaihae Road) – Waimea, Kawaihae
Hawi19.27631.022  Route 270 (Akoni Pule Highway) – Mahukona, Kawaihae, Kapaau, Pololu
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Hawaii Department of Transportation (October 2016). "State DOT Road Inventory" (ESRI Shapefile). Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hāwī
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