HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) announces the appointment of Curt Otaguro as Deputy Director of Transportation for Airports effective June 4, 2024. Otaguro joins the HDOT leadership team currently comprising Director Ed Sniffen, Deputy Director of Transportation for Administration Tammy Lee, Deputy Director of Transportation for Harbors DreannaLee Kalili, and Deputy Director ...
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Airports News
Reduction to accommodate school traffic from the temporary King Kamehameha III Elementary School site HONOKOWAI, Hawai‘i – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises highway users that the speed limit on Akahele Street, mauka of Honoapi‘ilani Highway (Route 30) is being reduced from 30 mph to 20 mph. The reduction is to accommodate school traffic ...
Read More Speed limit reduced on a portion of Akahele Street
HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) will temporarily close Runway 4R-22L at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport at Honolulu (HNL) for 37 calendar days starting from 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 1 through Friday, June 7, 2024. During this continuous closure, Runways 8L-26R, 8R-26L, and 4L-22R will remain available for arrivals and departures. ...
Read More Runway improvements at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, May 1 through June 7
KAHULUI, Hawai‘i – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) is informing travelers that beginning Sunday, April 28, TSA PreCheck at the Kahului Airport will move to Checkpoint 1, which is next to the ticketing lobby. Checkpoint 2, which currently screens TSA PreCheck travelers, will serve as a general checkpoint when there is an overflow of ...
Read More Checkpoint adjustments, new kiosks at Kahului Airport
HILO, HAWAIʻI – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) informs the public of nighttime runway work at the Hilo International Airport (ITO). The primary ITO runway, 8/26, will be closed nightly from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., April 22 and 23, and may finish sooner, weather permitting. During the closure, the alternate runway, 3/21, will ...
Read More Hilo Airport Runway Work Scheduled for April 22 and 23
HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) has launched a new autonomous electric passenger shuttle that will augment the existing Wiki Wiki shuttle bus service at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL). The new fleet of shuttles, named Miki, the Hawaiian word for agile, will provide another option for airport users to travel ...
Read More HDOT launches autonomous electric shuttle at Daniel K. Inouye International airport
KONA, HAWAI‘I – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) reopened the Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) at 12 noon today following the closure of Runway 17-35 this morning to repair an asphalt crack. The crack in the pavement formed overnight, between the intersections of Taxiways “G” and “H.” Daily visual inspections are ...
Read More Kona International Airport Reopened; HDOT to Conduct Additional Runway Repairs Tonight
HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises air travelers that monthly parking passes for the general public will no longer be offered at the Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA), effective June 1, 2024. The move is in response to increased demand for daily parking and the limited availability of spaces ...
Read More Monthly Public Parking Passes at Kona Airport to Be Discontinued
HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) will temporarily close Taxiway C at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) to conduct repair work starting at 3 p.m. today, April 8, through 8 a.m., Wednesday, April 10. Taxiway C serves as the main thoroughfare from the airport’s south ramp, which is used mainly by ...
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HILO, Hawaiʻi – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) encourages travelers departing from the Merrie Monarch Hula Festival to plan ahead. HDOT and its partners expect high traffic leaving Hilo International Airport Sunday, April 7 and Monday, April 8 and recommend arriving at the airport three hours before the flight departure time to ensure enough ...
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