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HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) is pleased to announce that the fourth annual Pacific Summer Transportation Education Program (PAC-STEP) is now accepting applications for 2024. Students in grades 9 – 12 are encouraged to apply for the in-person program that will run June 17 – 28 at the University of Hawaiʻi – ...
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KAHULUI, Hawai‘i – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises the public that construction will begin Wednesday, March 20 on  canopies above the electric vehicle chargers at the Kahului Park & Ride along Kuihelani Highway (Route 380). One charger will be closed at a time during the work which will take place from 7:30 a.m. ...
Read More Canopy construction for electric vehicle chargers at Kahului Park & Ride

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) informs the public that the U.S. Coast Guard will conduct an Aircraft Mishap Drill at Kalaeloa Airport on Tuesday, March 12, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The annual training exercise, which will involve U.S. Coast Guard personnel, air traffic control, and Kalaeloa Airport’s Aircraft Rescue Firefighters, ...
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Prices effective at 12 a.m. Monday, March 11 KAHULUI, Hawaiʻi – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) announces its electric vehicle (EV) charging rates will go into effect Monday, March 11 at the Kahului Park & Ride on Maui. Currently, the four 150 kW DC fast chargers along Kuihelani Highway (Route 380) are free to ...
Read More Rates set for EV charging station at Kahului Park & Ride

HILO, HAWAIʻI – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) issues this notification of lane closures for the start of repaving work on Puʻainakō Street near Waiākea Elementary and Intermediate schools.     There will be a single lane closure on Puʻainakō Street, in the vicinity of Kinoʻole Street and ʻIwalani Street, on Monday, March 18, through Friday, March ...
Read More Puʻainakō Street repaving work to begin the week of March 18

HILO, HAWAIʻI – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) informs the public of nighttime runway work at the Hilo International Airport (ITO). The primary ITO runway, 8/26, will be closed from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., March 12 and 13, and may finish sooner if weather permits. Another runway, 3/21, will be used for aircraft ...
Read More Hilo Airport Runway Work Scheduled for March 12 and 13

March 7 Update: The nightly full closure of Kūhiō Highway for the Wainiha Bridge Repairs is expected to run through 5:30 a.m. March 22. Our March 6 release stated full closures would run through the project completion as mid-April. This update corrects that release.   HANALEI, Hawaiʻi – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies ...
Read More Full closure of Wainiha Bridge beginning March 18

“Drive with Aloha” murals educate youth and their communities on the dangers of impaired driving  HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) is partnering with Keep It Flowing Media (KIF), Hawaii Partnership to Prevent Underage Drinking (HPPUD), the Coalition for a Drug-Free Hawaii, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Hawaii and local schools to encourage ...
Read More Hawaiʻi partners promote safe driving practices through artwork

LAHAINA, Hawai‘i – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises the public that the County of Maui will be installing a new temporary traffic signal system at the intersection of Keawe Street and Kupuohi Street, makai of the Lahaina Bypass. The County will install the temporary traffic signals, advance warning signs, and pavement striping modifications ...
Read More New temporary signal on Keawe Street at the Kupuohi Street intersection

Repairs will close 2-3 lanes on Fridays and Saturdays throughout March CORRECTION: This corrects the release sent Friday, March 1. The closure will be 2 lanes continuously from 9 p.m. Friday through 8 a.m. Sunday. During the night shifts on Friday and Saturday, an additional lane will be added to the closure for a total ...
Read More Weekend lane closures on H-1 westbound at Kahuapāʻani for emergency repairs