page_title: ʻAkoni Pule Highway
section_title: Kawaihae Road
hierarchical_section_title: ʻAkoni Pule Highway / Route description / Kawaihae Road
caption_attribution_description: English: Aerial view of Kawaihae Harbor on the Big Island of Hawaii.
context_page_description: The ʻAkoni Pule Highway, Hawaiʻi Route 270, is a state highway in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States, that is the main road along the North Kohala Coast on the Island of Hawaiʻi from Kawaihae to ʻUpolu Point and then on to Pololū Valley Lookout. The entire route is 27.0 miles long.
context_section_description: Although Kawaihae Road begins in the town of Waimea as part of the Hawaiʻi Belt Road, Route 270 starts at the T junction near mile 67, where Route 19 becomes known as Queen Kaʻahumanu Highway. The first green mile marker on Kawaihae Road is mile 2 just past the “Queen K,” with the first two miles (3.2 km) being absorbed into Route 19 when it was reäligned in 1975.
  Further south is Samuel M. Spencer Beach Park, a popular spot with a large sandy beach, shaded grassy areas, and picnic tables. Adjacent to the park is Puʻukoholā Heiau National Historic Site, a temple built by Kamehameha I in 1790–91 and dedicated to the war god Kū. Kū was pleased, and allowed Kamehameha I to wage several subsequent battles using Western military strategy and weapons to extend his control over all Hawaiian Islands. Also at this site are the smaller Mailekini Heiau, the submerged Hale o Kapuni Heiau, and home site of John Young.
  Passing mile 3, the next feature is the harbor of Kawaihae, built in 1959 as a fuel depot, shipping terminal and military landing site. The small town surrounding the port features a number of restaurants, shops and art galleries, as well as a popular surfing and canoeing spot.
  Route 270 branches right onto ʻAkoni Pule Highway at the T junction fronting the harbor (Kawaihae Road continues straight on the former Route 269 spur for another 1,000 feet (300 m).
caption: Kawaihae Harbor
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