The answer is the Kolekole Pass. Dozens of federal, state, and city and county emergency personnel traversed the pass in more than 50 vehicles, mimicking a real life emergency.

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 ...

WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD, Hawai’i — On Nov. 12-13, U.S. Army Garrison Hawai’i (USAG Hawai’i) hosted a comprehensive tabletop exercise (TTX) with county and ...

Officials conducted a full-scale emergency exercise to test Kolekole Pass as a potential evacuation route for West Oahu communities in the event of a major disaster.

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. 2/2.

Officials conducted a full-scale emergency exercise to test Kolekole Pass as a potential evacuation route for West Oahu communities in the event of a major disaster.

In 2005 the military opened up the pass to Department of Defense ID card holders as an alternative to traffic on Farrington during normal business hours. By 2008 heavy rain caused rock slides and ...