Oahu Perimeter Relay Route Description 2005

Total Distance Important: Drivers are prohibited from parking on the Leg # (miles per leg) side of the roadway near the exchange zone

0 Start is at Richardson Field on Kam Hwy, across the highway from Aloha Stadium.
Leg 1 (4.0) Proceed in the Diamond Head direction along Kam Hwy. House and proceed to

Leg 2 (4.0) Airport Commercial Center (3131 N. Nimitz Hwy) on Nimitz Access Road
Exchange Zone 1 to Aloha Tower.


Leg 3 (4.6) Pier 11 on Nimitz Hwy at Bethel Street (across the roadway from Palomino
Exchange Zone 2 Restaurant) continue out Ala Moana Blvd onto Kalakaua Ave through Waikiki to Kapiolani Park.

Leg 4 (6.0) Kapiolani Park Queens Surf bus stop (restrooms) on Kalakaua Ave, Exchange Zone 3 continue to Wailupe Beach Park via Diamond Head Road - Kahala Ave turn left onto Kealaolu Street, turn right onto Kalanianaole Hwy.


Aid Station (2.3) Triangle Park Water Aid Station

Leg 5 (4.9) Wailupe Beach Park (Restrooms) on Kalanianaole Hwy, continue to Lunalilo
Exchange Zone 4 Home Road to bus stop at the entrance driveway of Kaiser High School.

Leg 6 (6.8) Kaiser High School; Continue north, turn right onto Hawaii Kai Drive, continue
Exchange Zone 5 to the stop sign, turn Right and continue to Kalanianaole Hwy (traffic signal) and turn left and continue north on the Hwy.

Aid Station (2.9) Kalanianaole Hwy & Kealahou Street traffic signal water aid station

CAUTION: BE CAREFUL MAKING THE TURN; FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THE HPD OFFICER. NOTE: Nearest rest rooms 400 meters south at Sandy Beach Park.

Proceed along highway past lookout point at top of hill. Caution: There is very little shoulder along the top of the hill, stay on the right side of the roadway and be aware of traffic. There are rest rooms at Makapuu Beach Park across the road from Sea Life Park.

Leg 7 (6.8)

Exchange Zone 6 Kaiona Beach Park. Park in lot or drop off your runner early. Please do not yell for your runners during the hours of darkness, THIS IS A RESIDENTIAL AREA.
Continue on Kalanianaole Hwy and make a right turn at Kailua Road (Castle
Junction) and continue to Kailua Elementary School (Just past McDonalds).

Aid Station (3.1) Water Aid Station across the street from the 7-11 on Kalanianaole Hwy in Waimanalo


Leg 8 (7.9)

Exchange Zone 7 Kailua Elementary School is on the right. Continue on Kuulei Road.
turn left onto North Kalaheo Avenue. (The road is closed to traffic but runners can pass) Continue on Kalaheo Ave to Kaneohe Bay Drive crossing Mokapu Blvd.

Aid Station (2.0) Water Aid Station at the bus stop at traffic signal at Kaneohe Bay Drive & Mokapu Blvd.

Leg 9 (5.7)

Exchange Zone 8 Kaneohe Bay Community of Christ Church, on Kaneohe Bay Drive.
Continue on Kaneohe Bay Drive passing Castle High School and make a right turn and continue north on Kam Hwy. There is road construction along this
Section and the roadway is narrow…..proceed carefully.

Aid Station (3.0) S.W. King Intermediate School on Kam Hwy at the intersection of Halaulani Street.

Leg 10 (7.1)

Exchange Zone 9 Exchange Zone is just past the 7-11 across the Kahalulu Bridge north of
The intersection of Kahekili Hwy.
Turn right where Kam Hwy intersects with Kahekili Highway and continue North. Handoff is 90 yards after the turn (just past bridge).

Leg 11 (5.3)

Exchange Zone 10 Kualoa Park. Please be very careful due to poor lighting and narrow road.

Leg 12 (5.1)

Exchange Zone 11 Kahana Valley State Park. Parking is on the right and the rest rooms are on the left.

Leg 13 (5.0)
Exchange Zone 12 Hauula Beach Park Across the road from the 7-11 store. Rest rooms are in the park.

Leg 14 (5.0) Malaekahana State Recreational Area; Rest rooms are available.

Exchange Zone 13

Aid Station (4.2) Water Aid station next to the entrance of Turtle Bay Hilton

Leg 15 (6.1) Waialee Beach Park (2 miles past the Turtle bay Hilton)
Exchange Zone 14

Leg 16 (4.2) Pupukea Beach Park: Continue on Kam Hwy.
Exchange Zone 15

Leg 17 (5.0) Haleiwa Beach Park on Kam Hwy (go to the right when coming to the traffic Exchange Zone 16 signal just prior to the beach park.

Continue on Kam Hwy thru Haleiwa Town and take the exit marked "Mokuleia" or Wailua and stay to the right, then make a left at Goodale Ave and proceed to Wailua High School. It is recommended that you go to this area prior to race day and learn this route.

Leg 18 (3.9) Waialua High and Intermediate School. Park in the school parking lot.
Exchange Zone 17 Continue on Farrington Hwy.

Leg 19 (4.6) Mokule'ia Beach Park on Farrington Hwy; Continue on Farrington Hwy.
Exchange Zone 18

Kaena Point Exchange Zone is at the end of a narrow road, therefore, please
extreme caution when in this area.
Continue on the Highway to the end of the road to Kaena Point. Support vehicles should be on the Makaha side of Keana Point with the next runner.

* If the State Closes Keana Point, this situation will be addressed at the Captains meeting.

Leg 20 (6.0) "End of Improved Road" sign. Off-road parking on the dirt. Careful of mud. No
Exchange Zone 19 rest room facilities.
Run around Kaena Point to south side.

CAUTION! READ CAREFULLY BEFORE STARTING THIS LEG. THERE ARE MANY ROCKS AND ROUGH SPOTS ON THIS 5-MILE LEG. VEHICLES ARE PROHIBITED BEYOND THE HANDOFF POINT. IT IS UNWISE TO RUN THROUGH PUDDLES, ESPECIALLY ON THE FIRST HALF OF THE LEG, BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY SUBMERGED ROCKS. ON THE FIRST HALF OF THE LEG (before you reach the lighthouse -just a small steel structure-on the point) THERE ARE VARIOUS ROADS AND TRAILS TO CHOOSE FROM. FOR THE FIRST MILE AND A HALF FOLLOW THE TELEPHONE POLE LINE AND STAY WITH THAT ROAD TRAIL TO THE ROCK BARRIER AND STEEL GATE AT ABOUT MILE 2 (DON'T TAKE THE TRAILS TO THE RIGHT TOWARD THE OCEAN). PAST THE GATE THERE IS ONE ROAD TO THE LEFT THAT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD, BUT IT DEADENDS AT THE TOP OF A DANGEROUS DROPOFF. AFTER YOU TURN LEFT AT THE END OF THE POINT, THE ROADS MERGE INTO ONE. THE MOST DANGEROUS PLACE.

This event is not a "Fun Run" therefore exercise caution when running this leg.
Run south on road (away from Kaena Point) Regular paved road begins.

Leg 21 (4.9) Keana Point (Makaha side Exchange Zone) next to the restrooms and showers.
Exchange Zone 20

Aid Station (2.4) Water Aid Station located at the Makaha Cave, on the Hwy.

Leg 22 (4.9) Keaau Beach Park on Farrington Hwy in Waianae.
Exchange Zone 21

Aid Station (2.5) Water Aid Station on Farrington Hwy across the roadway from the 7-11 at Makaha Valley Road.

Leg 23 (6.2)
Exchange Zone 22 Maile Beach Park on Farrington Hwy.

Aid Station (2.6) Water Aid Station at Ulehawa Beach Park on Farrington Hwy.

Leg 24 (5.7) Kahe Point Park after the hill on Farrington Hwy; Rest rooms are available.
Exchange Zone 23 Continue on Farrington Hwy and take the Campbell Industrial Park exit and make a left at the traffic signal and follow the road to the traffic signal at Makakilo Drive.

Leg 25 (5.3) Farrington Hwy and Makakilo Drive intersection, across the roadway from Mcdonald's.
Exchange Zone 24



Leg 26 (4.7) Farrington Hwy and Leoku Street, just past the Fort Weaver Road
Exchange Zone 25 overpass, across from the shopping center.


Leg 27 (4.8) Exchange Zone at Waipahu High School (Kahualii Street & Waipio Point Access Road)

Runners: TURN RIGHT onto Waipio Point Access Road; go about 1/3 mile to the fence entrance on the left side to the new Bike Path extension. Turn left onto the Bike Path and continue pass Lehua Ave (next to Lehua Elementary School) in Pearl City.
Support Vehicles: Have to stay on Hwy 90 N. (Farrington Hwy) Go past Pearl- ridge. If you take H-1 East (Honolulu) get off at the Aloha Stadium exit, go to the right and proceed down the hill, turn right at the Salt Lake Blvd. traffic signal and go up the hill, past Aloha Stadium to Richardson Field.

Finish at Richardson Field, across the highway from Aloha Stadium, north of the Ford Island Bridge.

Last Updated: February 23, 2005