Tetsuo Harano Tunnels

Tetsuo Harano Tunnels

Aerial view of the tunnel's eastern entrance. The smaller Hospital Rock Tunnels can be seen in the foreground, to the left.
Overview
Location	near Kaneohe, Hawaii
Coordinates	21.4033°N 157.8352°W / 21.4033; -157.8352
Route	H-3
Technical
Length	4,980 feet (1,520 m) Kaneohe bound 5,165 feet (1,574 m) Halawa bound
No. of lanes	4

The Tetsuo Harano Tunnels are a pair of highway tunnels passing through the Koʻolau Range on the island of O‘ahu. The tunnels are located on Interstate H-3, which connects Kaneohe with Interstate H-1 at Hālawa near Pearl Harbor, and are 4,980 feet (1,520 m) long Kaneohe-bound and 5,165 feet (1,574 m) long Halawa-bound.

Entrance portal for the westbound tube

The tunnels are named for Tetsuo Harano, a former state highways administrator who served the state for 52 years. The tunnels were briefly renamed for the former Governor of Hawaii John A. Burns but due to the efforts of Yoshie Tanabe and Kongo Kimura, were restored to the original name by Governor Linda Lingle after she took office.^[1]

Also nearby are the smaller Hospital Rock Tunnels.

References

1. "Governor Lingle Restores Name of H-3 Tunnel and Returns Original Honor to Tetsuo Harano". Office of the Governor of Hawaii. December 18, 2002. Retrieved January 1, 2015.