Big Island Hawaii. Part 34. Saddle Road Minute.
December 2009. Music by: François De Roubaix.
Route 200, known locally as Saddle Road, is a road that traverses the width of the Island of Hawaiʻi, from downtown Hilo to its junction with State Route 190 near Waimea. The road was considered one of the most dangerous paved roads in the state, with many one-lane bridges and areas of marginally maintained pavement, While sections of the road have been improved to modern standards, several sections remain dangerously substandard. The highway reaches a maximum height of 6,632 feet (2,021 m) and is subject to fog and low visibility. Many rental car companies used to prohibit use of their cars on Saddle Road, but most now permit use of the road. The highway experiences heavy use as it provides the shortest route from Hilo to Kailua-Kona and access to the slopes of Mauna Loa and the observatories atop Mauna Kea.
While planning for the defense of the Hawaiian Islands in the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. Army hastily built an access road in 1942 to service its Pohakūloa Training Area and Bradshaw Army Airfield in the Humuʻula Highlands of Parker Ranch. Since it was not intended as a civilian road, the construction method was simple: clear, grade, pave. Military vehicles of all types and treads traversed the Island for the next three years.
Following the end of World War II in 1945, the Army turned over jurisdiction of the road to the Territory of Hawaiʻi and it was designated state route 20. However, the territorial government had few funds to maintain the road, let alone upgrade it to civilian standards. The story was the same as the islands became the State of Hawaiʻi in 1959. Saddle Road was subsequently handed to the County of Hawaiʻi and for many years only minimal maintenance was performed, leading to generally poor conditions and the source of the road's notorious reputation.
In recent years there has been increased attention on the road, with efforts to rebuild and renovate the highway into a practical cross island route. This has culminated in the repaving of some sections and complete rebuilding of others. (wikipedia)
Saddle Road, Hawaii
This is the most narrow and dangerous highway in Hawaii Island. There are tons of potholes, dirt track portions, narrow bends, tiny bridges, countless blind spots and San Francisco style hill humps to endure! Saddle Road is also known as Route 200 and is a direct route from Hilo to Kilua Kona. You have to travel on Saddle Road to get onto the Mauna Kea Summit.
To the left in most of this video is Mauna Kea with Mauna Loa to the right.
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Hawaii - Driving Big Island - Saddle Road
Driving east to west along route 200 Saddle Road between Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa.
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Old Saddle Road Drive Starting in Waimea (Kamuela) Hawaii on the Big Island
My neighbor and I take a drive on the old Saddle Road beginning in Waimea, Hawaii on the Big Island. It started off overcast then went to downpour then nice blue sky. Waimea is where Parker Ranch Headquarters is located.
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Big Island Hawaii. Part 5. Driving to Kailua-Kona.
December 2009. Music by Lyman.
Check out the Hawaiian style highway graffiti. White coral on black lava.
The Hawaiʻi Belt Road is a modern name for the Māmalahoa Highway and consists of Hawaiʻi State Highways 11, 19, and 190 that encircles the Island of Hawaiʻi. The southern section, between Hilo and Kailua-Kona is numbered as State Highway 11. The section between Hilo and Waimea is State Highway 19. Between Waimea and Kailua-Kona, the road is split in two: the original mauka route (now State Highway 190) and a makai route 19, completed in 1975, which serves as access to the Kona and Kohala Coast resorts. (In the Hawaiian language, mauka means towards the mountain and makai means towards the sea. These terms are commonly used in travel directions.)
Parts of the southern half of the Hawaiʻi Belt Road were known during the Territorial days as the Kaʻū Belt Road. The names Hawaiʻi Belt Road and Māmalahoa Highway refer to the road system that encircles the entire island; many sections are also referenced by local names. (wikipedia)
Big Island, Hawaii: Droning Over Saddle Road
A brief introduction to the beauty that is the Saddle Road drive.
You stop at the Pu'u Huluhulu Cinder Cone to acclimate to the altitude before attempting the summit of Mauna Kea (approximately 4,250m up).
Seems strange that one of the most memorable and exciting places to shoot was over a long stretch of asphalt but once you experience Saddle Road on Hawaii's Big Island you'll know exactly why we loved it so much.
*Old lava. But still.
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Hawaii 2014 - Among big volcanoes (Saddle Road)
Recorded 17th of March, just before the drive up to the summit of Mauna Kea @ 4200 meters
The elevation of this area is about 2000 meters
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii - Downtown Kona (2018)
Kona is a moku or district on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi in the State of Hawaii. In the current system of administration of Hawaiʻi County, the moku of Kona is divided into North Kona District (Kona ‘Akau) and South Kona District (Kona Hema). The term Kona is sometimes used inaccurately to refer to its largest town, Kailua-Kona. Other towns in Kona include Kealakekua, Keauhou, Holualoa, Hōnaunau and Honalo.
In the Hawaiian language, kona means leeward or dry side of the island, as opposed to ko‘olau which means windward or the wet side of the island. In the times of Ancient Hawaiʻi, Kona was the name of the leeward district on each major island. In Hawai‘i, the Pacific anticyclone provides moist prevailing northeasterly winds to the Hawaiian islands, resulting in rain when the winds contact the windward landmass of the islands – the winds subsequently lose their moisture and travel on to the leeward (or kona) side of the island. When this pattern reverses, it can produce a Kona storm from the west. Kona has cognates with the same meaning in other Polynesian languages. In Tongan, the equivalent cognate would be tonga; for windward, the associated cognate would be tokelau.
Kona is the home of the world-famous Ironman World Championship Triathlon which is held each year in October in Kailua-Kona. The Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park marks the place where Captain James Cook was killed in 1779. Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park and Honokohau Settlement and Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park are in Kona.
The volcanic slopes of Hualālai and Mauna Loa in the Kona district provide an ideal microclimate for growing coffee. Kona coffee is considered one of the premium specialty coffees of the world.
In pop culture, the region served as the basis of the Beach Boys' song Kona Coast from their 1978 album M.I.U. Album.
Kona is the home of one of the main bases of the international Christian mission organization YWAM, and the University of the Nations, first founded here.
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From Kona To Hilo Big Island Drive
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Taking it Easy on Saddle Road, Big Island, Hawaii 091215
We're getting warmed up and riding Saddle Road for the first time, enjoying our lazy morning cruise.
Kona, highway 19
Along highway 19 near Kona on the south Kohala Coast
Filmed Sunday, March 28th, 2010
Driving from Kona Airport to Kona Royal Resort, Big Island, Hawaii, USA
Saddle Road drive to Hilo (Hawaii)
Hawaii Sheep/Goats stop traffic on Saddle Road
Traffic came to a standstill as the wild goats/sheep on Saddle Road (Hawaii-The Big Island) had gathered and then stampeded across the road. (Apologies for the poor video quality.)
Sunset in Kailua-Kona, Big Island Hawaii
On my last day on the Big Island I had to stop and capture this beautiful sunset. The colors of the sunsets in Hawaii are, in my opinion, unlike any other in the world. Aloha!
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