Hawaii Belt Rd (Hwy 11)

This road goes around Hilo International Airport and then inland as the Hawaii Belt Rd through the volcano area and continues around the south and southwest coasts as Mamalahoa Hwy to Kailua Kona. It is 126 miles from Hilo by this southern route.

From Kailua-Kona, the Mamalohoa Hwy is a winding up-country route to Waimea. The Queen Kaahumanu Hwy is a straight, well-maintained road that follows a coastal route to Kawaihae and then turns inland to Waimea.

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