Department of Transportation

Airport power to be turned off overnight HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) and Hawaiian Electric have scheduled a power outage to test the Emergency Power Facility (EPF) at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL). The planned events are scheduled for the following dates and times: 11:30 p.m. Saturday, May 9, to ...
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HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) has implemented improved measures to verify incoming passenger information before they leave the airport to help ensure people are abiding by the traveler quarantine order. The enhanced process is underway at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) and will begin statewide in the coming days. Hawaii ...
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Time frame to transfer the facility extended one year HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Airports Division has notified tenants of Dillingham Airfield the termination of their permit at the facility has been rescinded due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. HDOT’s goal is to terminate the lease with the U.S. Army ...
Read More HDOT postpones action at Dillingham Airfield due to COVID-19

Gov. David Ige signed a fourth supplementary proclamation that requires all residents and visitors traveling between any of the islands in the State of Hawai‘i to self-quarantine for 14 days. The interisland quarantine mandate takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on Wed., Apr. 1. All who travel interisland will be required to fill out and sign ...
Read More Governor Ige issues emergency order requiring self-quarantine for interisland travelers

Cruise passengers and general public separated throughout the process HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Harbors and Airports Divisions, state officials and the Norwegian Cruise Line leadership have implemented the plan allowing all 2,000 passengers of the Norwegian Jewel cruise ship to leave the state and travel home. The passengers were screened while ...
Read More Norwegian Jewel cruise ship passengers disembark for immediate transport to chartered planes out of state

Ship’s propulsion system damaged en route to Hawaii HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Harbors Division, state officials and the Norwegian Cruise Line leadership are coordinating a plan for the arrival of the Norwegian Jewel cruise ship. The ship experienced propulsion problems that require repairs at the next port, which is Honolulu Harbor. ...
Read More Norwegian Jewel cruise ship set to arrive at Honolulu Harbor

Gov. David Y. Ige issued a second supplemental emergency proclamation ordering all individuals, both residents and visitors, arriving or returning to the State of Hawaiʻi to a mandatory 14-day self-quarantine. The mandate — the first such action in the nation — applies to all arrivals at state airports from the continental U.S. and international destinations ...
Read More Governor Ige orders mandatory 14-day quarantine for all individuals arriving or returning to the State of Hawaiʻi

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is installing 250 hand sanitizing dispensers with more than 12,000 boxes of anti-bacterial solution that will be placed in high passenger volume areas throughout the airports statewide. “We sincerely thank Hawaiian Airlines and Pacific Air Cargo for their work delivering the dispensers quickly and free of charge ...
Read More Additional hand sanitizer dispensers installed at airports statewide to help fight Covid-19

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT), the U.S. Army (Army), and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are engaged in continued dialogue regarding the termination of HDOT’s lease with the Army of the Dillingham Airfield (HDH). HDOT sent HDH tenants a notification letter confirming that their 30-day revocable permits will cease effective June 30, ...
Read More HDOT, U.S. Army and FAA continue Dillingham Airfield transition to military management

Public comments will be gathered via email and meetings in Honolulu and at HDOT District offices. HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is seeking comments on overall goals for Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation in HDOT’s transportation contracts. DBEs are for-profit small businesses whose primary owner and management are considered socially and economically ...
Read More Hdot seeking input on goals for award of contracts to Disadvantaged Business Enterprises