Department of Transportation

Motorist hit and killed while attending to his broken-down car on H-1 Freeway Ben and Dolores Lum had been married for more than 60 years. They were killed on the H-1 Freeway last week Thursday in what has been a deadly start to August. The Lums leave behind three sons, three grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. “It’s ...
Read More Deadly start to August on Hawai‘i roads

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies motorists of an upcoming emergency closure on Kalihi Street (Route 63) to repair guardrails that were damaged due to a recent motor vehicle crash. This will be a left lane closure in the Honolulu-bound direction on the Kalihi Street off-ramp to the H-1 Freeway, eastbound, on ...
Read More Emergency night closure on Kalihi Street, Thursday, Aug. 10

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies the public that nighttime work will begin on the Pali Highway from Vineyard Boulevard to the Wylie Street Interchange on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023. Paving operations will occur nightly, from Sunday nights through Friday mornings, from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. Motorists can expect one to ...
Read More Night work begins on the Pali Highway Sunday, Aug. 13

August 2 was a tragic day on Hawaii roads. Three people were killed in a head-on collision in Lāhainā, Maui, and a bicyclist was hit and killed in Waimānalo, Oahu. The deaths mark 51 lives lost on Hawai‘i roads so far this year, which constitutes a significant reduction from the 72 deaths we saw this ...
Read More Hawai‘i Department of Transportation urges drivers to be cautious after a deadly day across the state