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Beyond the old World War II-era artillery bunkers below Kolekole Pass are the communities of Makaha, Waianae, and Nanakuli—communities that would be trapped if a major emergency shut down Farrin ...

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii — U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii and its partners conducted a full-scale exercise simulating an emergency evacuation of Oahu’s west side through Kolekole Pass on Feb. 5.

The road through Kolekole Pass is a narrow, winding one-way road up the rugged Waianae Mountains that has been plagued and damaged by rock falls and mudslides over the years. In November the Army ...