Gribblenation

Hawaii Route 56 is a 28-mile portion of Kuhio Highway on the island Kauai.  This segment of Kuhio Highway begins at the Rice Street in Lihue and extends to Hawaii Route 560 in Princeville.  The final 10 miles of Kuhio Highway to Kee Beach are carried by Hawaii Route 560. Much of modern Kuhio Highway was constructed from 1893 through 1928.  The Wailau River has had a highway crossing since 1895 and the corridor has the largest population center on Kauai in Kapaa.  The entire 38 miles of Kuhio Highway was originally assigned as part of Hawaii Route 56 when the Hawaii Route System was expanded to Kauai in 1955.  Much of modern Hawaii Route 56 would be developed during the 1960s and early 1970s.   The Princeville-Kee Beach of Kuhio Highway was renumbered as Hawaii Route 560 during the 1970s.  The purpose of this renumbering was to denote a less modern design standard on the last 10 miles of Kuhio Highway.   This page is part of the Gribblena...