Hawaii · 8 roads · 271.4 catalog miles
Best Driving Roads in Hawaii
Hawaii's catalog drives are island-specific: a route on one island is not a quick detour from another. Plan around the island, road access and weather, and use the map to confirm the exact saved section.
These 8 editorial picks come from the RevRoutes Explore catalog. Each orange line is the exact saved itinerary, and its listed mileage follows that route rather than the full length of a named highway or byway. The list is a starting point for choosing a drive, not a live road-conditions report.
Exact catalog lines. Every orange route below is a real RevRoutes itinerary—not a pin, shortcut or newly calculated alternative.
Hana Highway (HI-36 / HI-360)
48.22 miles in the Hawaii catalog region
- 48.22 mi
- Hawaii
Exact saved Explore itinerary. The displayed distance follows this line; the full named road may continue beyond the selected start or finish.
The Hana Highway entry is on Maui and follows HI-36 and HI-360. Give its winding-road mileage generous time, use designated stopping places and respect any access restrictions at popular roadside sites.
Official travel information: Hawaii traffic and road closure resources
Kahekili Highway (HI-340)
19.11 miles in the Hawaii catalog region
- 19.11 mi
- Hawaii
Exact saved Explore itinerary. The displayed distance follows this line; the full named road may continue beyond the selected start or finish.
Kahekili Highway has very narrow sections around northwest Maui, at times approximately one vehicle wide with limited passing room. Check access and rental-car terms, drive slowly and be prepared to yield; narrow does not mean one-way.
Official travel information: Hawaii traffic and road closure resources
Hamakua Coast (HI-19)
56.61 miles in the Hawaii catalog region
- 56.61 mi
- Hawaii
Exact saved Explore itinerary. The displayed distance follows this line; the full named road may continue beyond the selected start or finish.
The HI-19 selection follows the Hamakua Coast side of the island of Hawaii. It provides a coast-focused alternative to the high interior Saddle Road route without implying that every viewpoint has public parking.
Official travel information: Hawaii traffic and road closure resources
Kohala Mountain Road (HI-250)
19.21 miles in the Hawaii catalog region
- 19.21 mi
- Hawaii
Exact saved Explore itinerary. The displayed distance follows this line; the full named road may continue beyond the selected start or finish.
HI-250 brings the Kohala mountain setting into the island-of-Hawaii choices. Its short catalog length can fit into a broader day, but allow for changing weather rather than assuming an easy coastal-road pace.
Official travel information: Hawaii traffic and road closure resources
Kalanianaole Highway / Ka Iwi Coast (HI-72)
5.78 miles in the Hawaii catalog region
- 5.78 mi
- Hawaii
Exact saved Explore itinerary. The displayed distance follows this line; the full named road may continue beyond the selected start or finish.
Kalanianaole Highway follows Oʻahu's Ka Iwi coastal setting on HI-72. Keep beach and lookout stops separate from the driving lane, and use the catalog endpoints to plan this specific coastal section.
Official travel information: Hawaii traffic and road closure resources
Honoapiilani Pali (HI-30)
9.86 miles in the Hawaii catalog region
- 9.86 mi
- Hawaii
Exact saved Explore itinerary. The displayed distance follows this line; the full named road may continue beyond the selected start or finish.
The Honoapiilani Pali section of HI-30 gives this list a different Maui coastal drive from Hana or Kahekili. It is an active highway corridor, so allow for traffic and follow current road advisories.
Official travel information: Hawaii traffic and road closure resources
Hawaii Belt Road South (HI-11)
93.96 miles in the Hawaii catalog region
- 93.96 mi
- Hawaii
Exact saved Explore itinerary. The displayed distance follows this line; the full named road may continue beyond the selected start or finish.
HI-11 places this itinerary on the island of Hawaii, with a southern-island road setting. It is separate from Maui's Hana Highway, and any volcano-area park stops require their own access and condition checks.
Official travel information: Hawaii traffic and road closure resources
Chain of Craters Road
18.65 miles in the Hawaii catalog region
- 18.65 mi
- Hawaii
Exact saved Explore itinerary. The displayed distance follows this line; the full named road may continue beyond the selected start or finish.
Chain of Craters Road is the national-park drive rounding out this Hawaii list. Check Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park's current closures, volcanic conditions and entry requirements rather than relying on the saved line for access.
Official travel information: Hawaii traffic and road closure resources
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Planning your Hawaii drive
The shortest saved route in this guide is 5.78 miles; the longest is 93.96 miles. Choose one itinerary first and account for travel to its start and back from its finish. These are separate route picks, not an automatically connected road trip, and some can share road sections.
Check official Hawaii traffic and road closure resources before leaving. Park entry, timed reservations, vehicle restrictions and visitor-site permissions can be separate from whether the public highway is open. Follow current local instructions over an old map or article.
How we chose these Hawaii roads
This is a focused selection from the curated RevRoutes Explore catalog, ordered editorially for driving character and reputation, not mileage. We do not pad every state to the same number of picks; more roads remain available in the app. It is not an objective ranking or a claim that the editorial team has personally driven every itinerary. Distances describe the exact saved catalog lines and can differ from official byway lengths. The maps are planning aids—not live navigation or road-condition reports.
Check official Hawaii traffic and closure resources before traveling. The label-free satellite imagery is supplied by USGS The National Map; map providers receive ordinary browser requests when a map loads.
Hawaii route pages
- Hana Highway (HI-36 / HI-360)Hawaii · 48.22 mi
- Kahekili Highway (HI-340)Hawaii · 19.11 mi
- Hamakua Coast (HI-19)Hawaii · 56.61 mi
- Kohala Mountain Road (HI-250)Hawaii · 19.21 mi
- Kalanianaole Highway / Ka Iwi Coast (HI-72)Hawaii · 5.78 mi
- Honoapiilani Pali (HI-30)Hawaii · 9.86 mi
- Hawaii Belt Road South (HI-11)Hawaii · 93.96 mi
- Chain of Craters RoadHawaii · 18.65 mi
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