Traffic in Oahu.. which areas have the least amount of traffic

Question

We're moving to Oahu next month. We're looking to buy a home. We saw some places in Kanoehe (winward) and we are also interested in upper Makakilo area. Which area is less traffic to commute to Camp Smith?

Answer 1

I live on Oahu =)

umm, lol i'm not sure if i'll be of much help though, i live about half an hour away from the aloha stadium and camp smith in east honolulu.  Traffic is mainly an issue on that side of the island i think.  Or actually not really.  There really isn't any traffic depending on the time of day.  Around 5 pm traffic begins since everyone is trying to get home and very early morning there is traffic too.

What about somewhere in Kailua or something?

Answer 2

You're fine in both places. The worst of the traffic is closer to Waikiki and Honolulu on H1. You don't want to be there after 3! Good luck!

Answer 3

Definitely Kaneohe has the least. The worst traffic comes from the westside (Makakilo).

From Kaneohe, you can take the H3 or the Likelike down to Camp Smith.  

Answer 4

Makakilo and Kaneohe are both a minimum of 45 minutes. If you get lucky, you can make it from Kaneohe in 30.

Here are a few addresses to try for driving directions on Yahoo Maps

http://maps.yahoo.com/ - start from camp smith, hi

92-1115 Panana Street, Kapolei, 96707 (Makakilo)

alaloa street 96744 (Kaneohe)

Double the times you see for Makakilo, because they assume zero traffic (rare).

The good thing is that prices are lower, because of the longer commutes. Kaneohe would be a better choice, because H3 freeway drops you less than a mile from Camp Smith, near the Stadium and Pearl Harbor.

You tend to get newer homes in Makakilo, with smaller lots than in Kaneohe. Makakilo is also less expensive overall.

Here are some links for sample home prices and areas:

Kaneohe

http://listings.hicentralmls.com/SearchD...

http://listings.hicentralmls.com/SearchD...

Makakilo

http://listings.hicentralmls.com/SearchD...

http://listings.hicentralmls.com/SearchD...

Answer 5

you move there, youll be sorry,,,,lived there last 4 years,,,no jobs, no money, all japanese owned.  racist!!!!