Gribblenation

Hawaii Route 560 is a 10-mile portion of Kuhio Highway on the Hanalei coast of northern Kauai.  This segment of Kuhio Highway begins at the terminus of Hawaii Route 56 in Princeville and terminates at Kee Beach in Haena State Park.   Hawaii Route 560 as presently configured was largely constructed from 1893 through 1928.  Modernization of this corridor began in 1911 with construction of the Hanalei Grade and culminated in 1928 when Kuhio Highway reached Kee Beach.  The entire 38 miles of Kuhio Highway was originally assigned as part of Hawaii Route 56 when the Hawaii Route System was expanded to Kauai in 1955.   The Princeville-Kee Beach of Kuhio Highway was renumbered as Hawaii Route 560 during the 1970s.  The purpose of this renumbering was to denote a less modern design standard on the last 10 miles of Kuhio Highway.  1970s era attempts to modernize the Princeville-Kee Beach corridor were met with massive public resistance which led to the...