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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 ...
Read More Runway Repair Work at Honolulu Airport

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 ...
Read More HDOT encourages travelers plan ahead for Merrie Monarch departures

KAHULUI, Hawaiʻi – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) is doing night work on Runway  2-20 at Kahului Airport (OGG) from Monday, April 1 through Sunday, June 30, from 11 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. The closure is needed as crews will be milling asphalt and filling with new pavement on Runway 2-20. These repairs are ...
Read More Ongoing runway repairs at Kahului Airport April through June

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 9 to 12, and may finish sooner, weather permitting. During the closure, the alternate runway, 3/21, will ...
Read More Hilo Airport Runway Work Scheduled for April 9-12

HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) reminds travelers to give themselves extra time at airports statewide during the upcoming Easter weekend and the 61st annual Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo, which starts Easter Sunday, March 31, and culminates on Saturday, April 6. The week-long cultural festival is expected to draw thousands of participants ...
Read More HDOT Advises Travelers to Plan Ahead for Busy Easter and Merrie Monarch Festival Travel

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) informs the public that the U.S. Coast Guard will conduct an Aircraft Mishap Drill at Kalaeloa Airport on Tuesday, March 12, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The annual training exercise, which will involve U.S. Coast Guard personnel, air traffic control, and Kalaeloa Airport’s Aircraft Rescue Firefighters, ...
Read More U.S. Coast Guard to Conduct Training Exercise at Kalaeloa Airport