Why does Hawaii have Interstate Highways?

[KitchenWitch]

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. My dear KitchenWitch!

Perhaps they should be called intrastate highways? :crazy:

[margotb822]

10. But, you can't drive between the islands!

So, it's not even a complete intrastate :shrug:

[Thurston Howell III]

2. I think it's because they were built with federal funds.

[KitchenWitch]

3. Ah...

But still...

[Thurston Howell III]

7. Because *theoretically* the gubmit could build a road to another state

if one sprung up.

[KitchenWitch]

8. That could happen there...

:rofl:

[Thurston Howell III]

9. I don't know. But it's because they were built with federal funds and they

are part of an "interstate program".

:rofl:

[AngryAmish]

4. Interstate highways were originally a defense plan

Ike liked the German autobahns and was impressed with the ability of the German army to get from point a to point b.

IIRC, there are 3 big bases on the big island. The interstates were put in to connect the bases so war personnel and materiel could get shuttled around.

And as a way to get fed'l funds for the roads.

[KitchenWitch]

6. That makes some sense.

[KamaAina]

15. The big bases (actually four) are on O'ahu, not Big Island

one for each branch of service: Schofield Barracks (Army), Pearl Harbor (Navy, duh), Hickam AFB, and Kane'ohe Bay Marine Corps Sta.

All the interstates* are there, too; for some reason, they're called H-1, H-2, and H-3 (and now H-201), even though the numbers 1, 2 and 3 aren't used on the mainland.

[AngryAmish]

18. I stand corrected

I have not been to Hawaii and in my ignorence I thought O'ahu was the Big Island.

I'm wrong, KamaAina is right.

[AlCzervik]

5. lookit-

http://www.hawaiianswers.com/index.php?page=index_v2&id=26&c=19

my own experience with their highways is the Hana highway, bring a barf bag.

[Awsi Dooger]

12. I did that Hana highway last April

So many switchbacks I was having to catch myself when there was a brief straightaway. I was being lulled into a turn left-turn right mindset, like I was in a daze. Then like an idiot I stayed too long in Hana and had to make the return trip partially after nightfall. Not recommended.

Actually, the interstates in Oahu are very convenient. I found H-3 after a couple of days and it really saved time heading to the windward side and back.

[rockymountaindem]

11. How else are they gonna drive to California,

genius?

[frog92969]

13. To get to the other side?

Sorry, wrong joke.:shrug:

[krispos42]

14. How else are you going to catch the train to San Diego?

:rofl:

[madrchsod]

16. this should answer your question .........

[quadriga]

17. How about Innerstate?

The gov't will save a lot of money just changing the "t" to an "n". Still it would cost billions.