The Hawaiʻi Belt Road is a modern name for the Māmalahoa Highway and consists of Hawaiʻi state Routes 11, 19, and 190 that encircle the Island of Hawaiʻi. The southern section, between Hilo and Kailua
A sign across the road from the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park entrance
Route 11 eastbound between Pahala and Volcanoes National Park
1960 Tsunami memorial clock
Hawaii Belt Road crosses over Kolekole Beach Park
Kohala is the name of the northwest peninsula of the island of Hawaiʻi in the Hawaiian Archipelago. In ancient Hawaii it was often ruled by an independent High Chief called the Aliʻi Nui. In modern ti
This is the original statue of the two Kamehameha Statues; this one cast in Paris and standing in the town of Kapaau.
This Landsat satellite image of Kohala shows the effect of trade winds on vegetation and valley erosion
South Kohala District from Mamalahoa Highway
Hilton Waikoloa in the South Kohala district