Hike or Ride Ke Ala Hele Makalae, Kauai, Hawaii

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Ke Ala Hele Makalae is Hawaiian for "The Path that Goes by the Coast". This scenic multi-use path runs along the beautiful east side of Kauai from Nawiliwili to Anahola. As of May 2015, Phase III of Ke Ala Hele Makalae is not yet complete—there is a gap of about 1/2 mile between the Lydgate Park to Coconut Marketplace path system (southern of the two completed contiguous path systems totaling about 3-1/4 miles) and the Waipouli to Kuna Bay path system (the northern portion, about 4-1/4 miles long along the Kapaa and Kealia coast). Additionally, there is a spur in progress that goes inland across Kuhio Highway just North of Otsuka’s Furniture Store. That will—in about 18 months—connect the coastal path alignment to the Kawaihau Road area including Kapaa High & Elementary Schools, a distance of about 3/4 mile. The top and bottom segments of that spur are complete, but the connecting elevated portion is still in the planning stages and not yet built. Dogs may be on path except for the small portion of pathway in Lydgate Park between the Morgan Swimming Ponds south to the interstection of pathway connecting to the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Sports Park area.

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