Route 190
The continuation of Māmalahoa Highway from the Lindsey Road (Route 19) intersection is the beginning of Route 190 with the mile Ø marker posted on the corner with coordinates 20°1′12″N 155°40′7″W / 20.02°N 155.66861°W / 20.02; -155.66861. This was the original Hilo-to-Kona link which served as Highway 19 until the route was reassigned in 1975 to the newly-opened Queen Kaʻahumanu Highway along the coast.
The road subsequently runs past Camp Tarawa, the Parker Ranch headquarters and the Waimea-Kohala Airport before traversing the rolling pasturelands of the South Kohala District.
Few intersections are found along the next twenty miles (32 km). Saddle Road (Route 200) comes to its western terminus near mile 6 and Waikōloa Road ends its twelve-mile (19 km) climb from Queen Kaʻahumanu Highway at Māmalahoa Highway’s mile 11 marker. There are some sharp curves as the old road passes Puʻu Lani Ranch (mile 20) in Puʻuanahulu and the entrance to Puʻu Waʻawaʻa Forest Reserve. A long narrow strip of asphalt stretches across the windswept rangelands and lava fields covered with fountain grass.
As the road passes through a stand of eucalyptus and ʻohiʻa trees near mile 31, the upland neighborhoods of the North Kona District come into view: Kalaoa, Kona Palasades Estates, Koloko Mauka and Honokōhau. On the other side of mile 35, a traffic light at the top of Hina Lani Street provides access to a Costco store.
At coordinates 19°41′17″N 155°58′32″W / 19.68806°N 155.97556°W / 19.68806; -155.97556 Māmalahoa Highway turns left and becomes Route 180, while Route 190 continues straight, becoming Palani Road. Palani descends steeply towards Kailua-Kona, making many quick turns and narrow curves. Palani Road meets Queen Kaʻahumanu Highway, marking the end of the route (Palani Road continues downhill to its junction with Kuakini Highway and Aliʻi Drive).
- Total miles = 38.7 (62.3km).
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