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Hawaii Route 8930

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Hawaii Route 8930 is a 2.5-mile State Highway on the Island of O'hau.  Hawaii Route 8930 is aligned over Kualakai Parkway over the course of its entire alignment south from Interstate H-1 to Kapolei Parkway.  Hawaii Route 8930 is one of the newest Hawaii Routes only having been completed during 2010.  


This page is part of the Gribblenation Hawaii Roads series.  A compellation of all Hawaii-related media from both Gribblenation and RoadwayWiz can be found by clicking here. 



Part 1; the history of Hawaii Route 8930

The history of Hawaii Route 8930 is brief given it is a modern facility.  Hawaii Route 8930 and what was known as "North-South Road" were built to facilitate the developing areas of Kapolei on western O'ahu.  According to hawaiihighways.com the first stage of Hawaii Route 8930 was completed from Kapolei Parkway north to Farrington Highway as a four-lane highway during November 2007.  The initial segment of Hawaii Route 8930 did not open until the second segment connecting from Farrington Highway north to Interstate H-1/Queen Liliuokalani Freeway was completed during October 2009.  Finishing work on Hawaii Route 8930 was completed during February 2010 and the highway was renamed Kualakai Parkway.  


Part 2; a drive on Hawaii Route 8930

Hawaii Route 8930/Kualakai Parkway begins from Interstate H-1/Queen Liliuokalani Freeway Exit 3.  

Hawaii Route 8930/Kualakai Parkway southbound begins with a short jog from Interstate H-1 to an intersection with Farrington Highway.  


Hawaii Route 8930/Kualakai Parkway south of Farrington Highway passes under the constructed pedestrian overpass of the Honolulu Rail Transit system.  


Hawaii Route 8930/Kualakai Parkway southbound continues as a four-lane highway to its terminus at Kapolei Parkway.  





From Kapolei Parkway Hawaii Route 8930/Kualakai Parkway northbound returns back to Interstate H-1.  The incomplete Honolulu Rail Transit line is an obvious feature of Hawaii Route 8930/Kualakai Parkway north to Farrington Highway.  












During June 2019 Dan Murphy of the Roadwaywiz YouTube Channel (and Gribblenation) featured real-time drives on Hawaii Route 8930.  Below Hawaii Route 8930/Kualakai Parkway can be observed southbound.

Below Hawaii Route 8930/Kualakai Parkway can be observed northbound.

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