Star in a gold circle marking to appear on Hawaii State Driver’s Licenses or State Identification Cards issued on or after Jan. 16, 2018 HONOLULU – Effective January 16, 2018, REAL ID compliant Hawaii driver’s licenses or State identification cards will be issued with a “star in a gold circle” marking. On September 9, 2013, ...
Read More Upcoming change to Hawaii’s REAL ID compliant credentials
Highways Posts
HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is saddened to report that 106 people died on Hawaii roads in 2017. Preliminary traffic fatality data shows a total of 106 traffic-related deaths as a result of 95 crashes in 2017 compared to 120 traffic-related deaths as a result of 106 crashes in 2016. “Although we ...
Read More Preliminary year-end State of Hawaii Traffic Fatality Data for 2017
HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises Oahu motorists of closures on Farrington Highway between Wakea Street and Kalaeloa Boulevard for the Kapolei Interchange Complex, Phase 2 project. All lanes will be closed in both directions on Sunday night, Jan. 7, 2018 through Monday morning, Jan. 8, 2018 from 9 p.m. to 5 ...
Read More Closure of Farrington Highway in Kapolei scheduled for Sunday night, Jan. 7
Weekend closure scheduled in January for the Kipapa Stream (Roosevelt) Bridge Rehabilitation project
HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Highways Division, alerts Oahu motorists that Kamehameha Highway will be closed in both directions between Ka Uka Boulevard and Lanikuhana Avenue from Friday night, Jan. 12, 2018 at 9 p.m. continuously through Monday morning, Jan. 15, 2018 at 5 a.m. for bridge deck work. Single lane closures ...
Read More Weekend closure scheduled in January for the Kipapa Stream (Roosevelt) Bridge Rehabilitation project
HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises Oahu motorists of nightly closures on the westbound H-1 Freeway for overhead sign work at the Kaahumanu Street overpass. Three lanes will be closed between the Kaonohi Street overpass and the Pearl City/Waimalu offramp (Exit 10) on Tuesday night, Jan. 2, 2017 through Friday morning, Jan. ...
Read More Westbound H-1 Freeway closures for overhead sign work in Pearl City begin Tuesday night, Jan. 2
HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises Oahu motorists that the westbound H-1 Freeway/Pearl City offramp from the H-201 Moanalua Freeway will be closed on Sunday night, Dec. 17, 2017 through Thursday morning, Dec. 21, 2017 from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m., nightly, for paving work. This closure is for the H-201/H-1 Additional ...
Read More Westbound H-1 Freeway/Pearl City offramp from the H-201 Moanalua Freeway closed nightly for road improvements
HONOLULU – Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Deputy Director for Highways, Ed Sniffen, provided an update today, Dec. 14, 2017, on high visibility current and upcoming highways projects statewide. Video of the update can be found on HDOT’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/HawaiiDepartmentOfTransportation/ Highlighted projects by county and a short summary of their current status follows: ...
Read More State Highways Program update December 2017
HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises Oahu motorists that the eastbound H-1 Freeway will be closed between the Campbell Industrial Park/Barbers Point Harbor offramp (Exit 1A) and the Wakea Street onramp on Sunday night, Dec. 17, 2017 through Thursday morning, Dec. 21, 2017 from 9 p.m. to 4:30 a.m., nightly, and Thursday ...
Read More Closure of the eastbound H-1 Freeway in Kapolei begins Sunday night, Dec. 17
HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises Oahu motorists that the H-1 Freeway will be closed in the westbound direction between the Vineyard Boulevard offramp (Exit 22) and the Vineyard Boulevard/Halona Street onramp on Sunday night, Dec. 17, 2017 through Monday morning, Dec. 18, 2017 from 10 p.m. to 4:30 a.m., for overhead ...
Read More Westbound H-1 Freeway closed for lighting replacement work on Sunday night, Dec. 17
As motor vehicle fatalities statewide reach 101, HDOT asks all roadway users to take steps to keep themselves and their loved ones safe. HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is saddened to report 11 traffic fatalities since the release of November’s preliminary year-to-date traffic fatality data on Nov. 15, 2017. “Tragically we are ...
Read More 2017 State of Hawaii fatality data through Dec. 11