Department of Transportation

KAHULUI, Hawai‘i – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) is advising highway users that the right northbound lane on Piʻilani Highway (Route 31) near East Waipuʻilani Road will be closed for night work. One lane will remain open for through traffic. This closure is several miles north of the section of South Kῑhei Road that ...
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HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) is reminding people not to click on links in unsolicited text messages. Several scam text messages have been making the rounds claiming to be from the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation, or the “Department of Motor Vehicles” regarding unpaid traffic violations and subsequent holds on driver’s licensing. HDOT ...
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HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies highway users of closures along the Wai‘alae Avenue and South King Street on and off-ramps from the H-1 Freeway from 8:30 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. nightly, beginning the week of Monday, March 16. This project involves completion of repaving along the H-1 Freeway ramps to and ...
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HONOLULU – Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) is providing a summary of the actions highways crews are taking to recover from the effects of the Kona low pressure system on state routes. O‘ahu On O‘ahu crews are working on pothole patching; debris clearance; stream and drain clearing; pumping water from the Waimānalo kauhale; repairs to ...
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HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) is notifying drivers of a full closure of the H-3 Freeway at the Halekou Interchange beginning from 1 p.m. Sunday, March 15. During the full closure drivers heading into Kāne‘ohe will be directed to the Likelike off-ramp and drivers heading toward Honolulu will be directed to Kamehameha ...
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KAHULUI, Hawaiʻi – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) shares its post storm protocols to ensure transportation facilities are safe for the public following concerns expressed on social media. During severe weather events, HDOT crews monitor drainage systems and bridges and respond to callouts as directed by the emergency operations center in the district as ...
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Expect Closures for Repairs on O‘ahu.  HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) is repairing the following facilities on O‘ahu due to storm damage from the Kona low pressure system:   Reset Barriers on H-1 Eastbound Before Nimitz Exit  The barriers for the work zone of the Salt Lake Rehabilitation Project were struck and moved during the storm. The project team will be closing one right lane ...
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KONA, Hawai‘i – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) is conducting its second community informational meeting for the Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) Master Plan Update project. The meeting will be on Monday, March 16 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the West Hawai‘i Civic Center at 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway. ...
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HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises road users that all special-use lanes on Kaua‘i and O‘ahu will not be operational Friday, March 13, 2026, as crews prepare to address the impacts of the Kona Low. A full list of special-use lanes, which includes the Zipperlane and the Kῡhiō Highway Southbound Contraflow, can ...
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HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) is reminding people not to click on links in unsolicited text messages. Several scam text messages have been making the rounds claiming to be from a “Hawaii Department of Motor Vehicles” regarding unpaid traffic violations or tolls. There is no “Hawaii Department of Motor Vehicles.” There are ...
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