HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) reminds travelers to give themselves extra time at airports statewide during the upcoming Easter weekend and the 61st annual Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo, which starts Easter Sunday, March 31, and culminates on Saturday, April 6. The week-long cultural festival is expected to draw thousands of participants ...
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HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) announces the reduction of the speed limit on Kalanianaʻole Highway (Route 72) between Kaiona Beach Park and the intersection of ‘Ālo‘ilo‘i Street in Waimānalo. The new speed limit signs have been installed and the new posted speed limit of 25 mph in both directions is effective immediately. ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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“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 ...
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