Kauai County Route 530 is an approximately 3.4-mile rural highway which connects Koloa west to Lawai. This corridor begins at Poipu Road (Kauai County Route 520) in Koloa and follows Koloa Road west to Hawaii Route 50 (Kaumualii Highway) in Lawai. Kauai County Route 530 was originally commissioned as Hawaii Route 53 in 1955. This corridor was spun off into the Kauai County Route System in 1968 and was renumbered as "530" during the 1970s. This page is part of the Gribblenation Hawaii Roads series. A compellation of all Hawaii-related media from both Gribblenation and RoadwayWiz can be found by clicking here . Part 1; the history of Kauai County Route 530 As presently configured Kauai County Route 530 is a 3.4-mile corridor which connects Koloa to Lawai. Kauai County Route 530 begins at Poipu Road in Koloa and follows Koloa Road west to Hawaii Route 50 (Kaumualii Highway) in Lawai. Historically this County Route is tied heavily to the history of...
Ala Kinoiki Way (the Koloa Bypass) is 2.9-mile rural bypass of the community of Koloa which permits direct access from Kauai County Route 520 to Poipu. Construction of Koloa Bypass would begin in 1999 and opened to traffic in 2001 following a project delay due to surfacing issues. Kauai County intends to extend the Koloa Bypass west to Kauai County Route 530 (Koloa Road) by 2035 as part of Federal Aid-Highway Route 522. This page is part of the Gribblenation Hawaii Roads series. A compellation of all Hawaii-related media from both Gribblenation and RoadwayWiz can be found by clicking here . Part 1; the history of the Koloa Bypass The Koloa Bypass corridor was a project intended to grant the community of Poipu direct access to Kauai County Route 520 (Mahulia Road). Originally traffic wishing to access Poipu had to pass through the congested community of Koloa and utilize Poipu Road. Construction of the Koloa Bypass began ...