Department of Transportation

KAHULUI, Hawai‘i – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies highway users that storm-related repairs on Kekaulike Avenue (Route 377) in Kula have been completed.

Kekaulike Avenue between Waiakoa Road and ʻAlae Road will be reopened by noon, Thursday, April 17, a month ahead of schedule.

Kekaulike Avenue was closed in both directions in September 2024, to allow for repairs of a section of road that was heavily damaged during a severe weather event in December 2021. After the storm, the road was limited to one lane.

The project involved replacing a box culvert under the roadway, construction of a gravity retaining wall system and installation of guardrails.

HDOT thanks the public for its patience and understanding during the eight-month project.

Photos: Hawai‘i Department of Transportation

Photo 1: https://hidot.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Kekaulike-completion-1–scaled.jpg

Photo 2: https://hidot.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Kekaulike-completion-2-scaled.jpg

 

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