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Human Environment-Interaction

(Some words used in this web page are in the Hawaiian langauge)

This theme asks the question "How do humans and the environment affect each other?" There are 3 key concepts to human-environment-interaction:

1. Humans adapt the environment

2. Humans modify the environment

3. Humans depend on the environment.

See pictures of the various ways that man has adapted and modified the environment in Kane'ohe.

 
Tunnels

Man has bored holes through the Ko'olau Mountains to make access to the Windward side easy for those on the Honolulu and Leeward side of the island of O'ahu. The 3 tunnels that were built to give easy access are The Wilson Tunnels, The Pali Tunnels and the Tetsuo Harano (Trans-Ko'olau) Tunnels.. This is a picture of the John H. Wilson Tunnel, one of the three tunnels that goes through the Ko'olau Mountains.
A photograph of the Kaneohe bound entrance to the Wilson Tunnel.
Highways

There are a few highways that go through the city of Kane'ohe. The Likelike Highway, Kahekili Highway , Pali Highway, Kamehameha Highway, and the H-3 Freeway all run through Kane'ohe. There are some beautiful scenic views on some of these highways. At right is a picture of the Likelike Highway, the highway that goes through the Wilson Tunnels. The Likelike Highway gave Honolulu its second trans-Koolau link to Windward Oahu. Completed in 1960, it contained the state's longest vehicular tunnel at 2,500 feet in length.

 

Likelike Highway

A photograph of an empty Likelike Highway on the Kane'ohe side of the Wilson Tunnel.A photograph of traffic on Kahekili Highway just after the Likelike Highway Interchange.

Kahekili Highway

Pali Highway

A photograph of an aerial view of the Pali Highway.A photograph of a lonely vehicle on Kamehameha Highway.

Kamehameha Highway

A photograph of a portion of the John A. Burns Freeway(also known as the H-3 Freeway).

John A. Burns Freeway
Bridges

Kane'ohe has many rivers and streams that separate the land area. Some of the many streams found in Kane'ohe are Kapunahala Stream, Kea'ahala Stream, Kamo'oali'i Stream, Luluku Stream, Wailele (formerly Pani`ohelele) Stream, Hi`ilaniwai (now Kane'ohe) Stream, Kahuaiki Stream, Mamalahoa Stream and Kawa Stream. Bridges were built to allow man to travel over the many streams in Kane'ohe. Some of the bridges found in Kane'ohe are the He'eia Stream Bridge, the Wailele Stream Bridge, the Kane'ohe Stream Bridge and the Kawa Stream Bridge.
A graphic image of the Keaahala Stream Bridge above the Keaahala Stream, one of the many bridges found in Kaneohe.

Keaahala Stream with bridge above
 

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