Answer: Highway 11 is the route a traveler would normally follow
from the Kona (west side) direction and driving towards the
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The western slopes from
Manuka State Park to the entrance to the Kahuku section of
the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park feature a forest reserve and
broad vistas with sweeping views of the ocean and mountain.
This section includes landscape passing over relatively new lava
so the traveler can experience transitions from substantially
untouched to well vegetated volcanic terrain and rain forest.
The southern slopes from Kahuku to the county park at
Honuapo Bay include the green segment that winds into
the Waiohinu Valley then down towards the ocean, with a
panorama that may extend to a distant view of the Kilauea
volcano. The eastern slopes cover the area from Honuapo to the
main entrance to the Hawaii Volcanoes National park and offer
long, sweeping green views towards the Mauna Loa summit
as well as the spectacular and unusual Ninole Hills. The road
rises from sea level to over 4,000 feet and is partly within the
boundary of the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The Kau
Scenic Byway offers by far the longest stretches of unspoiled
natural scenery to be found anywhere in the inhabited
Hawaiian Islands.
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