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HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies the public that the Airport offramp will be closed from the H-1 Freeway in the westbound direction from 6 p.m. on Wednesday night, Dec. 6, 2017, through 2 a.m. on Thursday morning, Dec. 7, 2017, for pothole repairs. Construction will need one night of work to ...
Read More Westbound H-1 Freeway Airport offramp closed Wednesday night, Dec. 6, for pothole repairs

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises Oahu motorists that the westbound H-1 Freeway will be closed between the Makakilo Drive overpass and the Kalaeloa Boulevard overpass on Monday night, Nov. 27, 2017 through Friday morning, Dec. 1, 2017 from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. A full closure of the H-1 Freeway is ...
Read More Closure of the westbound H-1 Freeway in Kapolei begins Monday night, Nov. 27

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Airports Division alerts the public of limited parking at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport’s public parking lots during Thanksgiving weekend due to an increased amount of passengers. There are nearly 5,200 parking spaces available to the public at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL). During holiday ...
Read More HDOT reminds travelers of limited airport parking during Thanksgiving weekend

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Highways Division notifies motorists of lane closures on the eastbound H-1 Freeway between the Liliha Street onramp and the Aala Street overpass beginning Friday, Nov. 17, 2017 for guardrail improvements. Roadwork schedule is as follows: Right lane closure on the H-1 Freeway between the Liliha Street onramp ...
Read More Eastbound H-1 Freeway lane closures in Downtown Honolulu begin Friday, Nov. 17

Hawaii had a safe Halloween; however, seven more lives were lost in traffic-related crashes in less than a month.  HONOLULU – HDOT is happy to report that communities across Hawaii enjoyed a safe Halloween with no pedestrian deaths or serious incidents. As children and their families take to the streets after dark, Halloween poses an ...
Read More 2017 State of Hawaii fatality data through Nov. 13

KONA – The Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole will serve as the staging area for the Triennial Aircraft Disaster Exercise Thursday, November 16, 2017. The emergency response exercise is a mandatory certification requirement by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) which tests airfield disaster preparedness and response by simulating a full-scale aircraft emergency disaster. ...
Read More Emergency response exercise planned at Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole

“Hawaii has enjoyed the Island Air service which has delivered residents and visitors across the state for the past 37 years. We were notified today that the airline will make its last scheduled flight tomorrow night. HDOT will work with Island Air on the logistics of ceasing its operations at Hawaii’s airports,” said Ross Higashi, Hawaii Department ...
Read More HDOT comments on the announcement that Island Air will cease operations

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Highways Division notifies motorists that Kamehameha Highway will be closed over the next two weekends in November, in both directions between Ka Uka Boulevard and Lanikuhana Avenue, for the Kipapa Stream (Roosevelt) Bridge rehabilitation project. Roadwork schedule is as follows: Kamehameha Highway will be closed from 9 ...
Read More Weekend closures continue for the Kipapa Stream (Roosevelt) Bridge Rehabilitation project on Kamehameha Highway

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is pleased to welcome the new China Airlines Airbus A350 aircraft to the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL). The aircraft is featured on the Honolulu-Taipei direct route that began Oct. 29, 2017. A blessing ceremony celebrated the inaugural flight prior to its departure. “We thank China ...
Read More New China Airlines aircraft begins service to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport

HONOLULU – Due to security protocols, the Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is not provided advance information regarding the President’s specific travel plans, times and routes. We will release any sharable information with the public as soon as possible. During previous presidential visits, the Secret Service has directed intermittent closures in both directions of the ...
Read More HDOT statement on President Trump’s motorcade movements