Kolekole Beach Park

Big Island News Kolokole Reopening The park is about 3 mi (4.8 km) downstream from ʻAkaka Falls, with an additional waterfall on the Kaʻahakini stream that drops directly from a small cliff into the main Kolekole Stream as it forms an estuary at the ocean.

[2] The stream flows about 12.4 miles (20.0 km)[3] from an elevation of about 8,000 ft (2,400 m) on the eastern slope of Mauna Kea (at coordinates 19°48′42″N 155°21′52″W / 19.81167°N 155.36444°W / 19.81167; -155.36444) to sea level.

[4] The Hawaii Belt Road (state route 19) passes over the park on a high bridge.

[8] E. Claude Moore was the County Engineer who designed and executed the plan to use the old railroad bridges to span the ravines for the Hawaii belt road.

He designed many subdivisions on the island, and was a long time Scout leader and Director of what is now HFS Credit Union.