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The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) announces all Hawai‘i driver licenses are now recognized in the State of Florida, including Hawai‘i-issued limited-purpose driver licenses (LPDL). HDOT worked with Florida officials to clear any misconceptions about Hawaii’s LPDLs, especially informing them that Hawai‘i’s LPDLs are not exclusively issued to those without a legal presence in the ...
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KĪPŪ – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) is notifying Kauaʻi motorists of upcoming closures on Kaumualiʻi Highway (Route 50) beginning the week of Monday, July 24 for tree trimming work.     This will be a shoulder closure in the westbound direction, in the vicinity of the Kauaʻi Humane Society and Halfway Bridge on Monday, ...
Read More Tree trimming work on Kaumualiʻi Highway in Kīpū, beginning Monday, July 24

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies Oʻahu motorists of the upcoming full closure of the Punchbowl Street on-ramp to the H-1 Freeway. The closure will affect the westbound direction on Monday night, July 24, through Friday morning, July 28, from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. nightly, for guardrail and end treatment repairs. ...
Read More Punchbowl Street on-ramp closed to the westbound H-1 Freeway

HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises Hawai‘i Island residents and visitors of state transportation facilities that could be affected by Tropical Storm Calvin. AIRPORTS Hilo International Airport (ITO) and the Ellison Onizuka International Kona Airport at Keahole (KOA) remain fully operational. Tenants have been notified of the approaching tropical storm and travelers ...
Read More HDOT update on Hawai‘i Island transportation facilities

HONOLULU — Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) reminds drivers that Speeding Catches Up With You. The goal of this campaign is to reduce speeding, a risky driving behavior that kills pedestrians, bicyclists, motorcyclists, and vehicle occupants.  Between July 17 and July 31, HDOT in partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety ...
Read More HDOT reminds everyone that “Speeding Catches Up With You”

HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) takes steps to ensure preparedness for possible heavy storms and flooding across the island chain in the coming days. With threatening weather in the forecast HDOT notifies contractors about potential storms and possible flooding. HDOT crews and the contractors they work with routinely check drains and bridges, ...
Read More Hawai‘i Department of Transportation makes storms preparations

KOLOA – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) is notifying Kauaʻi motorists of upcoming closures on Kaumualiʻi Highway (Route 50) beginning the week of Monday, July 17 for grass cutting and guardrail clearing. There will be a single-lane closure/lane shift in the eastbound direction, in the vicinity of Maha Road mile marker 4.5 and 8.5, ...
Read More Work on Kaumuali’i Highway from Koloa to Kipu, beginning Monday, July 17

KALĀHEO – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) is notifying Kauaʻi motorists of upcoming work on Kaumualiʻi Highway (Route 50) beginning the week of Monday, July 17 for tree trimming There will be a lane shift, in the westbound direction as well as intermittent closure for a maximum of 5 minutes, in the vicinity of ...
Read More Tree Trimming Work on Kaumuali’i Highway in Kalaheo, Beginning Monday, JULY 17

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) will be closing the left lane on both sides of Ala Moana Boulevard between Ward Avenue and Kamakeʻe Street. The closure will be in place 24-hours a day, 7-days a week, beginning Monday, July 24, 2023, and ending Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. Two lanes of traffic on ...
Read More 24-hour lane closure on Ala Moana Boulevard between Ward and Kamakeʻe beginning July 24

KAHULUI – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) will receive a $22 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to construct a new Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint at Kahului Airport. The construction of a new two-story security screening checkpoint at the south end of the ticket lobby will house multiple TSA screening lanes. ...
Read More Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation lands huge federal grant for Kahului Airport upgrade