Interstate H-3 (H-3) is an Interstate Highway located entirely within the US state of Hawaii on the island of Oʻahu. H-3 is also known as the John A. Burns Freeway, after the second governor of Hawaii. It crosses the Koʻolau Range along several viaducts and through the 5,165-foot-long (1,574 m) Tetsuo Harano Tunnels as well as the much smaller Hospital Rock Tunnels.
H-3 in Hālawa Valley looking toward the Koʻolau Range crest
Viaducts of H-3 within Hālawa Valley
H-3 eastbound at the exit for H-201 east
Aerial view of the tunnel's eastern entrance
John Anthony Burns was an American politician. Burns was born in Montana and became a resident of Hawaii in 1913. He served as the second governor of Hawaii from 1962 to 1974.
John A. Burns
Hawaii Congressmembers Spark Matsunaga & Patsy Mink, Pres. Lyndon Johnson, Gov. John Burns & Hawaii Senator Daniel Inouye