Route 63
Route 63 is the Likelike Highway traversing the Koolau Range from Kalihi Street in Honolulu to Kaneohe. The 8.30 mile long route originates at Route 92 (Nimitz Highway) and Kalihi Street (Route 7430) in the Kalihi neighborhood of Honolulu. With the exception of that the exchange with Interstate H1, the 1.28 mile long leg on Kalihi Street is unsigned.
Likelike Highway branches north from Kalihi Street beyond the Kalihi neighborhood in Honolulu. The initial 1.05 mile long stretch is a controlled access arterial. Northeast from Nalanieha Street (Route 7443), Route 63 upgrades to an expressway through Kalihi Valley. Paralelling Kalihi Stream, Route 63 (Likelike Highway) ascends to the Wilson Tunnel spanning the Koolau Range.
Heading north from the Windward sign of the Koolau Range, Route 63 descends to a partial interchange with Interstate H3 (John A. Burns Freeway) at Kaneohe. The route concludes east of the freeway at a jughandle intersection with Route 83 (Kahelili Highway). Route 83 continues Likelike Highway 0.48 miles east to Route 65 (Kaneohe Bay Drive) at Kamehameha Highway (Route 6510).
Historically Route 63 extended beyond Route 83 along Kaneohe Bay Drive to a shared endpoint with Route 61 at Kailua.
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Page Updated Tuesday August 30, 2011.