Hawaii Route 550 is a 14.1-mile rural highway located in the mountains on the western side of the island. Hawaii Route 550 begins at Hawaii Route 50 (Kaumualii Highway) at the coastal town of Waimea. From Waimea the highway climbs northward along Waimea Canyon Drive and Kokee Road to the entrance of Kokee State Park. Hawaii Route 550 ends at the Kokee State Park entrance and maintenance of Kokee Road continues under State Park Service jurisdiction to the Kalahua Lookout. Kokee Road was part of the Kauai Belt Road between Kekaha and the Kalalua Lookout. The Kokee Road corridor has historically been long planned to continue northeast from Kalalua Lookout to the Waihina River. The entirety of Kokee Road was assigned as Hawaii Route 55 when the Hawaii Route System was extended to Kauai in 1955. As the Kokee Road extension plans gradually fell apart it led to Hawaii Route 55 being renumbered as Hawaii Route 550. Hawaii Route 550 remained ...
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