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LIHUE – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies Kauai residents of a single lane closure along Kuhio Highway (Route 56) in Kapaa, opposite the Kauai Village Shopping Center, starting Monday, Nov. 8 for work on the Lydgate Park-Kapaa Bike/Pedestrian path. During working hours (8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.) the outer (makai) northbound lane of Kuhio ...
Read More Single lane closure on Kuhio Highway in Kapaa, starting Monday Nov. 8

No  passengers are on the ship   HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Harbors Division informs the public that the cruise ship Royal Princess is scheduled to arrive at Honolulu Harbor for fuel and provisions on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, and is expected to depart Sunday Nov. 7, 2021. The ship is coming ...
Read More Royal Princess to arrive in Honolulu Harbor for fuel and provisions

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) has developed a survey to better understand your bicycle needs, priorities, and challenges. It will take you about 5 minutes to complete. Please take the survey today! It closes on December 31, 2021. This survey is part of the Bike Plan Hawaii Refresh.  This effort began in ...
Read More Online survey to gather comments on state bikeway needs

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is pleased to announce the availability of the Hawaii State Driver’s Manual in thirteen languages in addition to the currently available English-language publication. These languages include Hawaiian, Spanish, Marshallese, Chuukese, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Samoan, Tongan, Vietnamese, Tagalog, and Ilocano. Digital copies of these translated ...
Read More Hawaii State Driver’s Manual now available in thirteen languages other than English

LIHUE – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) informs Kauai residents of a traffic pattern shift on Kuhio Highway (Route 56) in Kilauea that starts tomorrow. As of Wed. Nov. 3, paving work is moving north and northbound (Hanalei-bound) motorists will no longer be detoured at Koolau Road, necessitating a return to the alternating traffic ...
Read More Traffic pattern shift on Kuhio Highway in Kilauea, starts Wed. Nov. 3

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) informs the public of nighttime lane closures and ramp closures scheduled on the H-1 Freeway from Aiea to the Pearl Harbor Interchange, for pavement marking and rumble strip installations. The roadwork schedule is as follows: Week of Sunday, Oct. 31 Three right lanes closed on the H-1 ...
Read More Nighttime closures on the H-1 Freeway from Aiea to Pearl Harbor scheduled in November

LIHUE – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) informs motorists that there is a weight restriction of 12 tons for the Koolau Road detour. On Oct. 25, HDOT began directing northbound vehicles on Kuhio Highway (Route 56) in Kilauea between South Koolau Road and North Koolau Road to detour to Koolau Road. Due to a ...
Read More 12 ton weight restriction in place for Kilauea detour from Kuhio Highway

LIHUE – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) informs Kauai motorists of a single right lane closure on Kuhio Highway (Route 56) in the southbound (Lihue bound) direction between North Leho Drive and the Kauai Beach Resort. This closure for ditch cleaning is scheduled on Monday, Nov. 1 through Friday, Nov. 5 from 8:30 a.m. ...
Read More Southbound lane closure on Kuhio Highway between Wailua and Hanamalu for ditch cleaning

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Harbors Division announces that Fitch Ratings has affirmed its harbor system revenue bond series 2020A and B at ‘AA-ʼ with a Stable rating outlook. Fitch’s announcement of the affirmation and reasoning for the rating can be found at https://www.fitchratings.com/research/us-public-finance/fitch-affirms-hawaii-dot-harbor-system-revs-at-aa-outlook-stable-27-10-2021 “High ratings on our bond offerings show a ...
Read More State harbors revenue bonds affirmed at ‘AA-‘ by Fitch Ratings

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies the public that the full closure of the southbound Makakilo Drive onramp to the eastbound H-1 Freeway has been rescheduled on Monday night, Nov. 1, 2021, through Wednesday morning, Nov. 3, 2021, from 9:30 p.m. to 4 a.m., nightly, for the installation of pavement markers and ...
Read More Roadwork on the Makakilo Drive onramp to the eastbound H-1 Freeway is rescheduled to Nov. 1 – Nov. 3