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HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Harbors Division announces the execution of a fourth port agreement with a cruise line to resume sailing in Hawaiian waters. Royal Caribbean Cruise LTD has signed a port agreement with the State of Hawaii in accordance with the CDC’s COVID-19 Program for Cruise Ships.  More information on ...
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LĪHUʻE – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) has narrowed lanes on Kūhiō Highway (Route 560) between the Hanalei Bridge and Hanalei Town in the vicinity of mile marker (MM) 1.6 in preparation for upcoming emergency paving work. The narrowed lanes and emergency paving is necessary to reduce loads on the highway because of Hanalei ...
Read More Upcoming emergency paving, slope stabilization on Kūhiō Highway near Hanalei Bridge

HONOLULU – Following the court decision issued by the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Biden Administration officials have advised that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) public transportation masking order is not in effect at this time. This means wearing masks on airport property is no longer required. ...
Read More CDC mask order for public transportation hubs will not be enforced at State Airports

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Airports Division,  along with HDOT Office of Civil Rights, is hosting a virtual Airport Rental Car Supplier Diversity Outreach event and webinar on April 26, 2022 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The intent of this event is to inform small businesses of contracting opportunities with car ...
Read More Small businesses interested in becoming Airport Rental Car Suppliers encouraged to attend virtual event April 26

WAIMEA – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) is seeking input from the communities surrounding the Kawaihae Road and Kohala Mountain Road intersection on the replacement of Waiaka Bridge and intersection design alternatives. A virtual public meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, starting at 5 p.m. Click here to join the meeting on ...
Read More Public comment on Waiaka Bridge Replacement and Kawaihae Road and Kohala Mountain Road Intersection Improvements

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) is seeking input from the communities surrounding the Kamehameha Highway and Kahekili Highway intersection on the construction of a proposed roundabout. The public comment period will be open through Thursday, May 5, 2022, at https://forms.office.com/g/a3Tx0v3Tcg A roundabout is proposed at the current T-intersection near Hygienic Store to ...
Read More Public comment on proposed roundabout at Kamehameha Highway and Kahekili Highway

HNL Runway 4R temporarily closed

Posted on Apr 7, 2022 in Main, News

HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) alerts residents that runway 4R at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport will be closed starting on Monday, April 11 from 10 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. Thursday, April 14. The closure is for maintenance on runway lights. During the closure, incoming planes will be routed to runway ...
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KAILUA-KONA – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR), the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), and the Hawaiʻi Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) Business Center are co-hosting a free​ Small Business Development Series in Kailua Kona next week.  Big Island small business owners who are interested in working with federal, state, and local government ...
Read More Two-day Small Business Development series in Kona

HONOLULU — The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) reminds everyone that installation of signs visible from state highways that do not fall under the exempted categories defined in Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 264, Part V is unlawful. This includes, but is not limited to, posting of political campaign signs on overpasses, fencing, sign posts, and ...
Read More Reminder on campaign activities near state highways

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is pleased to announce that the second annual Pacific Summer Transportation Education Program (PAC-STEP) is now accepting applications for 2022. Students in grades 9 – 12 are encouraged to apply for the in-person program that will run June 6 – 16 at the University of Hawaiʻi – ...
Read More University of Hawaii PAC-STEP Program now accepting applications