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LIHUE – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) informs Kauai motorists of a single right lane closure on Kuhio Highway (Route 56) in the southbound (Lihue bound) direction between North Leho Drive and the Kauai Beach Resort. This closure for ditch cleaning is scheduled on Monday, Nov. 1 through Friday, Nov. 5 from 8:30 a.m. ...
Read More Southbound lane closure on Kuhio Highway between Wailua and Hanamalu for ditch cleaning

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Harbors Division announces that Fitch Ratings has affirmed its harbor system revenue bond series 2020A and B at ‘AA-ʼ with a Stable rating outlook. Fitch’s announcement of the affirmation and reasoning for the rating can be found at https://www.fitchratings.com/research/us-public-finance/fitch-affirms-hawaii-dot-harbor-system-revs-at-aa-outlook-stable-27-10-2021 “High ratings on our bond offerings show a ...
Read More State harbors revenue bonds affirmed at ‘AA-‘ by Fitch Ratings

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies the public that the full closure of the southbound Makakilo Drive onramp to the eastbound H-1 Freeway has been rescheduled on Monday night, Nov. 1, 2021, through Wednesday morning, Nov. 3, 2021, from 9:30 p.m. to 4 a.m., nightly, for the installation of pavement markers and ...
Read More Roadwork on the Makakilo Drive onramp to the eastbound H-1 Freeway is rescheduled to Nov. 1 – Nov. 3

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) informs the public that nightly full closures of Likelike Highway have been canceled on Wednesday night, Oct. 27 through Friday morning, Oct. 29, for pavement preservation work. HDOT will notify the public when work has been rescheduled. Full closure of Likelike Highway in the Kaneohe-bound direction between ...
Read More Revised: Nightly full closures of Likelike Highway canceled this week

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) informs the public that three left lanes will be closed on the H-1 Freeway in the westbound direction between the Kaahumanu Street overpass and the H-1/H-2 Split from 9 p.m. on Saturday night, Oct. 30, 2021, through 10:15 a.m. on Sunday morning, Oct. 31, 2021. Roadwork will ...
Read More Three left lanes closed on the westbound H-1 Freeway from Kaahumanu Street to the H-2 Freeway, for pavement marking work

LIHUE – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies Kauai residents of a detour on Kuhio Highway (Route 56) in Kilauea between South Koolau Road and North Koolau Road starting Monday, Oct. 25. The detour will address heavy traffic in the area due to the current paving project. Work must take place during the day ...
Read More Detour to relieve traffic from Kuhio Highway repaving in Kilauea begins Monday, Oct. 25

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT), Highways Division, notifies Oahu motorists of closures scheduled on the H-1 Freeway in Kapolei and the H-2 Freeway in Waipio, for pavement reconstruction work. Roadwork details are as follows. Westbound H-1 Freeway in the vicinity of the Campbell Industrial Park/Barbers Point Harbor offramp (Exit 1). Work will ...
Read More Pavement repairs scheduled on the westbound H-1 Freeway in Kapolei and northbound H-2 Freeway in Waipi

KAILUA-KONA – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) Airports Division announces the opening of the permanent Federal Inspection Services (FIS) facility at Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport (KOA) two months before the agreed deadline of December 2021. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) allowed the resumption of international flights to Kona in December 2016 based ...
Read More Permanent Federal Inspection Service Facility at Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport opens ahead of schedule

LIHUE – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) informs Kauai motorists that Friday, Oct. 15 at 5:30 p.m. will mark the completion of the emergency construction phase for Kuhio Highway (Route 560) at mile marker 1 (“Hanalei Hill”). At the end of the construction workday on Oct. 15 Kuhio Highway at Hanalei Hill will be ...
Read More Evening of Oct. 15 marks completion of emergency construction phase at Hanalei Hill

UPDATE (10/26/2021): The full closure of Likelike Highway between Nalanieha Street and Kahekili Highway planned for 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26 through 5 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27 has been canceled.  HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) informs the public of nightly full closures of Likelike Highway scheduled during the week of Monday, Oct. ...
Read More Nightly full closures of Likelike Highway on Monday, Oct. 25, through Friday, Oct. 29, for pavement preservation