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HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) in coordination with the City & County of Honolulu Department of Emergency Management, Ocean Safety and the Honolulu Police Department has reopened Kamehameha Highway on Oahu’s North Shore that was closed due to high surf. Kamehameha was closed in both directions from Haleiwa to Turtle Bay from ...
Read More Kamehameha Highway on Oahu’s North Shore reopened following high surf event

HONOLULU – Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) in coordination with the City & County of Honolulu Department of Emergency Management, Ocean Safety and the Honolulu Police Department will be closing Kamehameha Highway in both directions from Haleiwa to Turtle Bay beginning at approximately 2:00 this afternoon due to wave action impacting the roadway. Road blocks ...
Read More Kamehameha Highway on Oahu’s North Shore to close due to high surf

UPDATE: The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) successfully completed its planned night work requiring a single lane closure on Kamehameha Highway across the Karsten Thot Bridge in Wahiawa. The overnight closures referenced in the news release below that were scheduled to continue until Mar. 11 are no longer necessary. Crews will continue to make progress ...
Read More Kamehameha Highway single lane closure at Karsten Thot Bridge in Wahiawa begins Sunday night, Feb. 21

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises Oahu motorists that the Likelike Highway will be closed in the Kaneohe-bound direction between Valley View Drive and the Wilson Tunnel from 7 p.m. on Saturday night, Feb. 20, through 7 a.m. on Sunday morning, Feb. 21, for routine tunnel cleaning and maintenance. Electronic message boards ...
Read More Likelike Highway Kaneohe-bound closed Saturday night, Feb. 20, for tunnel cleaning

HONOLULU – Last Saturday, Feb. 13 HDOT maintenance crews were working on scraping shoulders on Farrington Highway. Shoulder scraping is required to maintain the safety of the facility to ensure they are clear for highway usage and that the vegetation does not move into the shoulder and travel way. A schedule had been previously set ...
Read More No maintenance work scheduled on Farrington Highway in Nanakuli Feb. 20

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) will temporarily close Runway 8R-26L (Reef Runway) for runway maintenance work at the Honolulu International Airport for four nights this week. During the closure, flights will be redirected to other operational runways which will alter their flight paths. This may increase air traffic noise over the Ewa ...
Read More Honolulu International Airport runway to temporarily close for maintenance

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is moving forward with repair plans on Kamehameha Highway near Kaaawa. Beginning Saturday, Feb, 13, 2016, crews will remove the damaged asphalt and guardrail, fill the area with controlled low strength material (CLSM), install a new guardrail and repave the roadway. The work is estimated to be ...
Read More Repair plans finalized for damaged area of Kamehameha Highway near Kaaawa

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises Oahu motorists that the northbound or makai lane on Kamehameha Highway near Kaaawa Valley Road and Kanenelu Beach in Kaaawa is closed until further notice. Traffic will continue to be contraflowed in the southbound or mauka lane as a precaution. The shoulder portion of the Highway ...
Read More One lane on Kamehameha Highway near Kaaawa to remain closed until further notice

HONOLULU —The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is postponing planned lane closures on Kamehameha Highway along Oahu’s North Shore in anticipation of thousands of people venturing to Waimea Bay to watch the Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau surf tournament. Previously planned utility installation, repairs and lane striping work will be postponed Wednesday, Feb. 10, ...
Read More HDOT postpones lane closures and projects on Kamehameha Highway for Eddie Aikau Tournament

KONA — The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies the public that there will be fire training exercises at Kona International Airport at Keahole for the Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighters (ARFF) of Kona and Hilo International Airports on Tuesday, Feb. 9, through Friday, Feb. 12, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., daily. This exercise is ...
Read More Live fire training begins Tuesday, Feb. 9, at Kona International Airport at Keahole