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HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises Oahu residents that Runway 4R-22L will be closed at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) on Tuesday night, Jan. 16, 2018 through Sunday morning, Jan. 21, 2018 from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., nightly, for airfield maintenance. During the closure, flights will be redirected to ...
Read More Nightly closure of Runway 4R-22L begins Tuesday night, Jan. 16, for airfield maintenance

Star in a gold circle marking to appear on Hawaii State Driver’s Licenses or State Identification Cards issued on or after Jan. 16, 2018 HONOLULU – Effective January 16, 2018, REAL ID compliant Hawaii driver’s licenses or State identification cards will be issued with a “star in a gold circle” marking. On September 9, 2013, ...
Read More Upcoming change to Hawaii’s REAL ID compliant credentials

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is saddened to report that 106 people died on Hawaii roads in 2017. Preliminary traffic fatality data shows a total of 106 traffic-related deaths as a result of 95 crashes in 2017 compared to 120 traffic-related deaths as a result of 106 crashes in 2016. “Although we ...
Read More Preliminary year-end State of Hawaii Traffic Fatality Data for 2017

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises Oahu motorists of closures on Farrington Highway between Wakea Street and Kalaeloa Boulevard for the Kapolei Interchange Complex, Phase 2 project. All lanes will be closed in both directions on Sunday night, Jan. 7, 2018 through Monday morning, Jan. 8, 2018 from 9 p.m. to 5 ...
Read More Closure of Farrington Highway in Kapolei scheduled for Sunday night, Jan. 7

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Highways Division, alerts Oahu motorists that Kamehameha Highway will be closed in both directions between Ka Uka Boulevard and Lanikuhana Avenue from Friday night, Jan. 12, 2018 at 9 p.m. continuously through Monday morning, Jan. 15, 2018 at 5 a.m. for bridge deck work. Single lane closures ...
Read More Weekend closure scheduled in January for the Kipapa Stream (Roosevelt) Bridge Rehabilitation project

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises Oahu motorists of nightly closures on the westbound H-1 Freeway for overhead sign work at the Kaahumanu Street overpass. Three lanes will be closed between the Kaonohi Street overpass and the Pearl City/Waimalu offramp (Exit 10) on Tuesday night, Jan. 2, 2017 through Friday morning, Jan. ...
Read More Westbound H-1 Freeway closures for overhead sign work in Pearl City begin Tuesday night, Jan. 2

HILO — The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT), Harbors Division, celebrated the blessing of Hilo Harbor’s newly completed Pier 4 cargo wharf project, the Pier 1 cargo yard and passenger terminal improvements. The projects are designed to increase operational space and increase cargo handling efficiencies. The improvements to the passenger terminal will create a more ...
Read More HDOT celebrates new improvement projects at Hilo Harbor

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Airports Division is pleased to deliver free Wi-Fi at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) just in time for the holidays. A soft launch began December 14, 2017 and within minutes travelers discovered the free Wi-Fi and immediately connected to the new service. The Wi-Fi is ...
Read More Free Wi-Fi offered at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises Oahu motorists that the westbound H-1 Freeway/Pearl City offramp from the H-201 Moanalua Freeway will be closed on Sunday night, Dec. 17, 2017 through Thursday morning, Dec. 21, 2017 from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m., for paving work. This closure is for the H-201/H-1 Additional Westbound ...
Read More Westbound H-1 Freeway/Pearl City offramp from the H-201 Moanalua Freeway closed nightly for road improvements

HONOLULU – Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Deputy Director for Highways, Ed Sniffen, provided an update today, Dec. 14, 2017, on high visibility current and upcoming highways projects statewide. Video of the update can be found on HDOT’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/HawaiiDepartmentOfTransportation/ Highlighted projects by county and a short summary of their current status follows: ...
Read More State Highways Program update December 2017