Administration

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

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 ...
Read More HNL Runway 4R temporarily closed

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

KAHULUI – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT), U.S. Small Business Administration, and Hawaii Minority Business Development Agency Business Center, would like to invite small business owners who are interested in working with the federal, state, and local government, to register for a free two-day Small Business Development Series in Maui. Classes will incorporate a ...
Read More Two day Small Business Development series hosted on Maui

HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) alerts westside motorists of continued work to repair utility lines on Farrington Highway near Kahe Power Plant in Nanakuli. The utility lines were downed in an early morning crash Monday, March 28, 2022. The right lane of westbound Farrington Highway at the crash site was closed as ...
Read More Repairs to downed lines on Farrington Highway near Kahe Power Plant