Department of Transportation

Ship’s propulsion system damaged en route to Hawaii HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Harbors Division, state officials and the Norwegian Cruise Line leadership are coordinating a plan for the arrival of the Norwegian Jewel cruise ship. The ship experienced propulsion problems that require repairs at the next port, which is Honolulu Harbor. ...
Read More Norwegian Jewel cruise ship set to arrive at Honolulu Harbor

Gov. David Y. Ige issued a second supplemental emergency proclamation ordering all individuals, both residents and visitors, arriving or returning to the State of Hawaiʻi to a mandatory 14-day self-quarantine. The mandate — the first such action in the nation — applies to all arrivals at state airports from the continental U.S. and international destinations ...
Read More Governor Ige orders mandatory 14-day quarantine for all individuals arriving or returning to the State of Hawaiʻi

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Harbors Division is announcing that today, six Hawaii residents, and an injured passenger and her spouse have been allowed to leave the Maasdam cruise ship docked at Honolulu Harbor. The eight passengers were processed by Customs and Border Protection agents. In addition, they underwent an enhanced medical ...
Read More Hawaii residents and injured passenger allowed to disembark Maasdam cruise ship in Honolulu

Online resources available. HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) announces that all Highways Division offices will be closed to the public to enact social distancing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic beginning Friday, March 20 and continuing through Monday, April 6. This allows HDOT to further protect essential staff that are not able ...
Read More HDOT Highways offices closed to the public beginning Friday, March 20

Passengers will not be allowed to leave the ship in Hawaii HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Harbors Division is preparing to accept two cruise ship arrivals at Honolulu Harbor in order for the vessels to refuel and restock on food and supplies. However, passengers will not be allowed to leave the ship. ...
Read More Maasdam and Norwegian Jewel cruise ships to refuel and restock in Honolulu

KAHULUI – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) informs the traveling public that Hana Highway (Route 360) between Kaupakalua Road and Hana Town is restricted to local traffic until further notice beginning March 18, 2020. The local access restriction is being put in place to address access and congestion concerns due to roadwork and vehicles ...
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HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) informs Oahu motorists that the Middle Street offramp (Exit 19A) from the westbound H-1 Freeway will be closed for asphalt paving and striping work, as well as the Likelike Highway onramp to the westbound H-1 Freeway, for traffic safety measures. Closures are scheduled on Sunday night, March ...
Read More Nightly closures of the H-1 Freeway westbound Middle Street offramp and Likelike Highway onramp for paving and striping work

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Highways Division is taking the following actions to manage Covid-19 concerns. Permits for events such as races or rides on the State Highways system through April will be withdrawn. Public meetings such as the Aina meetings for the Farrington Highway Corridor Study will be postponed. Community members ...
Read More HDOT Highways actions, preparation for Covid-19

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is installing 250 hand sanitizing dispensers with more than 12,000 boxes of anti-bacterial solution that will be placed in high passenger volume areas throughout the airports statewide. “We sincerely thank Hawaiian Airlines and Pacific Air Cargo for their work delivering the dispensers quickly and free of charge ...
Read More Additional hand sanitizer dispensers installed at airports statewide to help fight Covid-19

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) informs Oahu motorists of nightly closures scheduled on the H-1 Freeway and Kalaeoloa Boulevard for the Kapolei Interchange project during the weeks starting on March 15, 2020 and March 22, 2020, for sign installations, paving work, and punch list items. Motorists are notified there will be no ...
Read More Nightly closures scheduled for the Kapolei Interchange project for the weeks starting on March 15 and March 22