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HONOLULU – The State of Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) proudly hosted the 2019 Protect Our Water Conference at Koʻolau Ballrooms and Conference Center on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019. The annual Protect Our Water Conference provided construction best management practices training to approximately 400 attendees on how to minimize polluted storm water runoff from construction ...
Read More 2019 Protect Our Water Conference held to educate industry, transportation employees on environmentally responsible operation of systems

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is pleased to announce that Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded the Highways Division’s bond rating to Aa1 from Aa2. The upgrade brings the Division’s bond rating to within one notch of the highest possible rating of Aaa. “This is good news for Hawaii taxpayers who will see ...
Read More Moody’s Investors Service upgrades HDOT Highways Division bond rating

HONOLULU – Beginning this month, the Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) will mail driving reports to thousands of vehicle owners across the state. This is the next step in researching the feasibility of adjusting to a per-mile road usage charge (RUC) to fund Hawaii’s roads in the future. The research is part of a federally ...
Read More Hawaii vehicle owners to receive driving reports from State Department of Transportation

Special use lanes such as the Zipper lane and HOV/Contraflows will not be deployed. HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies motorists that Special use lanes (e.g., HOV, express shoulder, and contraflow lanes) on Hawaii Island, Oahu and Kauai will not be operational on Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. Examples of special ...
Read More Veterans Day schedule for State Routes, Monday, November 11

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Airports Division advises Oahu residents that Runway 4R-22L will be closed for runway improvements at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) nightly from 6:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. beginning Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019 and continuing for approximately one month. During closure hours, flights will be directed ...
Read More Runway 4R-22L will be closed overnight for construction at HNL beginning Nov. 9, 2019

Overnight closures to complete the rock shed and highway improvement work needed HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) has completed emergency slope repairs and is reopening the Pali Highway (Route 61) daily. Beginning Monday, Nov. 4, 2019, the route will be open 24/7 in the Kailua-bound direction and every day from 5 a.m. ...
Read More Pali Highway to open daily starting Monday, November 4, 2019

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies motorists that the right turn lane from Nimitz Highway in the eastbound direction onto Sand Island Access Road will be closed on weekdays, beginning Monday, Nov. 4, through Friday, Nov. 8, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., for road improvements. Construction on Sand Island Access Road ...
Read More Right turn lane closed from eastbound Nimitz Highway to Sand Island Access Road for road improvements

KAHULUI – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Airports Division welcomes WestJet’s 787 Dreamliner to Maui, which began service between Calgary and Kahului Airport (OGG) today, marking the first regularly scheduled Dreamliner service from Canada to Kahului. “We are thrilled to share the spirit of aloha with our neighbors to the North,” said Director Jade ...
Read More HDOT welcomes WestJet Dreamliner service to Kahului Airport

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises Oahu motorists that there will be lane closures on multiple roadways on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019 for the annual Race to the Base triathlon. Westbound lanes will begin to close on Ala Moana Boulevard starting at Kamakee Street at 3:30 a.m. and move westward. All lane ...
Read More Closures on H-3 Freeway, H-1 Freeway, Nimitz Highway, and Ala Moana Boulevard Saturday, November 2, for Race to the Base Triathlon

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is happy to announce the substantial completion of the H-1 Freeway Shoulder Widening and Portland Cement Concrete Pavement Rehabilitation (PCCP) project which is finished ahead of schedule. The project replaced some of the worst pavement on the state system with new precast concrete pavement in both directions ...
Read More H-1 Freeway paving and shoulder widening project finished ahead of schedule