Department of Transportation

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation will close Likelike Highway Honolulu-bound between the H-3 Freeway and Valley View Drive to address a difference in level between the lanes of the highway. The closure will begin at 7 p.m. Friday, June 30, and end at 5 a.m. Saturday, July 1, 2023. The regular nightly closures ...
Read More Emergency closure Likelike Highway Honolulu bound from H-3 to Valley View Drive June 30

LĪHUʻE – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies highway users of upcoming night work on Kūhiō Highway, between Kuamoʻo Road and Temporary Kapaʻa Bypass Road as part of the Kūhiō Highway Short-term Improvements project. Two lanes will be closed in either direction on Kūhiō Highway, on Friday, July 7 and Saturday, July 8, 2023, ...
Read More Upcoming remedial repairs on Kūhiō Highway as part of Kūhiō Highway Short-term Improvements

HILO – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) alerts motorists of two Fourth of July celebrations, which could cause delays in those areas. On Saturday, July 1, Māmalahoa Highway (Route 11) will be completely closed between ʻŌhai Road and Nāʻālehu Spur Road from 10:55 a.m. until 11:55 a.m. for the Nāʻālehu Independence Day Parade. There ...
Read More Hawai‘i Island Fourth of July celebrations/traffic warnings

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) provides an update on the H-1 Freeway Resurfacing Project, from Punahou Street to the Kapiʻolani Interchange. During the weeks of Sunday July 9 and July 16, construction will begin Phase 1F, where project limits will shift to the Punahou Street off-ramp and University Avenue off-ramp. This will ...
Read More Update on the H-1 Freeway Resurfacing Project from Punahou Street to the Kapiʻolani Interchange

Preliminary sampling at the former ARFF training pit at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport found PFAS and TPH. HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) continues to monitor Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) sites for potential per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS). Preliminary soil and groundwater samples at the former ARFF training pit at ...
Read More HDOT continues to monitor airport training pit sites for PFAS

HILO – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) is holding a public meeting on its proposed land acquisition for traffic improvements on Kalanianaʻole Street adjacent to Hilo Harbor. The meeting will be: Wednesday, July 5, 2023 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Keaukaha Elementary School 240 Desha Avenue, Hilo The proposed improvements include construction of a ...
Read More Public meeting for proposed Hilo Harbor project

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies Oʻahu motorists of a nightly closure on Kalanianaʻole Highway, between Lunalilo Home Road and Kealahou Street, beginning on Sunday, July 16, 2023, through Friday morning, July 21, 2023, from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. for guardrail repairs.  The nightly closure of Kalanianaʻole Highway will continue for ...
Read More Night work to begin on Kalanianaʻole Highway for guardrail repairs

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) is working to redevelop Pier 7 at Honolulu Harbor which has been vacant and inactive for the last 14 years, after Bishop Museum closed the Hawaiʻi Maritime Center. One of the challenges to redevelopment has been the disposition of the Falls of Clyde—the historic vessel that was ...
Read More Falls of Clyde Update

KULA – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies Maui motorists that the posted speed limit on Haleakalā Highway (Route 37) between milepost 0.20 and milepost 0.70 (vicinity of Haleakalā Highway and North Firebreak Road intersection) will be reduced to 45 mph from 55 mph in the northbound direction. The purpose of the speed reduction ...
Read More Permanent speed limit reduction for part of Haleakalā Highway

Incremental rate structure increases will continue through 2027. HONOLULU – Beginning July 1, 2023, the hourly rate for parking for six or more hours at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) will increase and the new maximum daily rate will be $24. The incremental rate structure agreement was negotiated under the previous administration in ...
Read More New parking rates at HNL take effect July 1, 2023