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HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) will be continuing installation of overhead cable on Farrington Highway in Maili to address persistent vandalization of the electrical distribution equipment that powers street lights and traffic signals along the route. Street lights on Farrington Highway between Saint John’s Road and Manunūnū Street are out due to ...
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LIHUE – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies Kauai motorists that the full closure of Mailihuna Road between Kuhio Highway and Silva Road for the Kapaa Stream Bridge project has been extended through 5 p.m. Sunday, June 13. The full closure is to perform the final grading and asphalt paving of the roundabout and ...
Read More Update: Full closure of Mailihuna Road for Kapaa Stream Bridge Project extended to June 13

LIHUE – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) modifies the scheduled single lane public access to Kuhio Highway (Route 560) on the north shore of Kauai at mile marker 1 approaching Hanalei Bridge (“Hanalei Hill”) to make weekday access times consistent starting Wednesday, June 2. During the school year, the Wednesday afternoon access was different ...
Read More Public access schedule for Kuhio Highway in Hanalei changes Wednesday, June 2

HANAPEPE – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies Kauai motorists of a full closure of Mailihuna Road between Kuhio Highway and Silva Road starting Tuesday, June 1, as part of the Kapaa Stream Bridge project. The full closure is to perform the final grading and asphalt paving of the roundabout and new roadway from ...
Read More Full closure Of Mailihuna Road for Kapaa Stream Bridge project begins June 1

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) informs Molokaʻi of a planned nighttime medevac exercise Wednesday, June 2, at Kalaupapa Airport. The exercise will involve an American Medical Response (AMR) helicopter simulating an evacuation of a critically injured person. The drill is scheduled to happen at 7:45 p.m. and should take approximately 30 minutes. ...
Read More Kalaupapa Airport night medevac exercise June 2

HDOT summer air travel tips

Posted on May 26, 2021 in Main, News

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) encourages anyone flying into or out of Hawaii airports to expect a busy summer travel season. Preliminary visitor statistics show 23,423 passengers arrived in Hawaii on May 23, which is approximately 70-percent of pre-COVID numbers (source: https://dbedt.hawaii.gov/visitor/dailypax-dashboard/). Given the current trends, HDOT offers the following air travel ...
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HANAPEPE – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) informs Kauai residents of a full closure of Kaumualii Highway (Route 50) between Hana Road and Puolo Road from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., Tuesday, June 1, for concrete work on the Hanapepe River Bridge. The nighttime full closure is necessary to pour the deck of the ...
Read More Night work for Hanapepe River Bridge replacement on Tuesday, June 1

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) wants to alert people of airfield work scheduled to be done at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) Airport on Wednesday, June 2 and Thursday, June 3. The work in the area of runway 8R/26L will take place between 3 pm and midnight on these dates. ...
Read More Runway work may result in aircraft noise over downtown Honolulu

KAHULUI – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies the public that Pillani Highway (Route 31) will be closed in both directions between Kaonoulu Street and Piikea Avenue on Monday night, May 24, 2021, through Saturday morning, May 29, 2021, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., nightly, for the installation of a temporary traffic signal ...
Read More Nightly closures for traffic signal installation at Piilani Highway and Kulanihakoi Street begins May 24

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) and the Department of the Attorney General are pleased to report that the State has successfully resolved its litigation stemming from a failed project to upgrade the HDOT Highways Division financial management system. The remaining defendants in the lawsuit recently agreed to pay over $20 million in ...
Read More Over .7 million recovered by the State in litigation over botched software implementation