Route 8300 - Kamehameha Highway
The section of Kamehameha Highway at Haleiwa bypassed by Route 83 along Joseph P. Leong Highway is designated Hawaii Route 8300. The highway stems north from Weed Circle to Haleiwa Beach Park before overtaking Route 83 along the North Shore to Pupukea.
Kamehameha Highway through Hale'iwa crosses the Anahulu River over a concrete arch bridge constructed in 1921. Route 83 was relocated off this stretch of Kamehameha Highway to Joseph P. Leong Highway in 1993.
07/29/10
Kamehameha Highway crosses the Anahulu River at Haleiwa along a concrete arch bridge constructed in 1921.
01/18/11
Heading south from Haleiwa, Kamehameha Highway enters an agricultural area between Achiu Lane and Paalaa Road. A seasonally operated traffic light is located at a farm access road amid the fields.
01/18/11
Succeeding bridges dating from 1928 take Kamehameha Highway across Opaeula and Helemano Streams ahead of Weed Circle.
01/18/11
Mile 0 of Route 8300 on Kamehameha Highway stands at Weed Circle. Weed Circle joins Kamehameha Highway south with Waialua Beach Road (Route 9262) west Route 930 (Kaukonahua Road).
01/18/11
A Route 99 shield appears at the partition of Kamehameha Highway into one way traffic for Weed Circle. Route 930 overlays the short section of Kamehameha Highway linking the segment on Route 8300 with the continuation southeast as Route 99.
01/18/11
Motorists enter Weed Circle ahead of the turn onto Waialua Beach Road (Route 9262 / former Route 82) west to Mokuleia. A Route 83 shield is posted at the circle despite the relocation of the state route to bypass Haleiwa in 1993.
01/18/11
Photo Credits:
- Larry Epstein: 07/29/10
- Alex Nitzman: 01/18/11
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Page Updated Friday February 03, 2012.