Highways

The Pali Highway – Street Lighting from Vineyard Boulevard to Kamehameha Highway and Resurfacing from Waokanaka Street to Kamehameha Highway is the first of three projects scheduled for the corridor. HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Highways Division held a blessing ceremony today for the first of the Pali Highway improvement projects, the ...
Read More Blessing ceremony held for the first Pali Highway improvement project

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT), will be holding public informational meetings to discuss the draft Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) for fiscal years 2019-2022 (+2) for Maui County only. We encourage the public to participate in these meetings as the comments will help guide the finalization of the STIP. Meetings for other ...
Read More Public informational meetings for Maui’s Statewide Transportation Improvement Program

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises Oahu motorists that the eastbound H-1 Freeway between the Campbell Industrial Park/Barbers Point Harbor offramp (Exit 1A) and the Kalaeloa Boulevard overpass will be closed nightly, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. This closure for the Kapolei Interchange Complex, Phase 2 project will begin Wednesday night, ...
Read More Nightly closure of the eastbound H-1 Freeway for the Kapolei Interchange Complex, Phase 2 project

LIHUE – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises Kauai motorists and commercial haulers of a weight limit reduction for the Hanapepe River Bridge on Kaumualii Highway (Route 50) in Hanapepe Town. Beginning Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018 the weight limit will be set at 34 tons. Signage will be installed to inform motorists of the ...
Read More Temporary 34-ton weight restriction for Hanapepe River Bridge on Kaumualii Highway begins Thursday, Jan. 25

KAHULUI – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is aware of demands from members of the West Maui community and locally elected officials to stop work on Lahaina Bypass Phase 1B-2, which is estimated to be completed and opened in March, and the associated project, Honoapiilani Highway Improvements – Keawe Street to Kapunakea Street. “We’ve ...
Read More HDOT statement on requests to stop the Lahaina Bypass and Honoapiilani Highway Improvements

An additional lane opened Tuesday on Keaau-Pahoa Road on Hawaii Island and on Farrington Highway on Oahu. HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) announces the opening yesterday of the Turning Lane on Farrington Highway at Haleakala Avenue and Nanakuli Avenue and the substantial completion of the Keaau-Pahoa Road, 4-Lane Re-Striping Project, Keaau Town ...
Read More Needed highway improvements completed in Nanakuli and Puna

KAHULUI – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) will continue to communicate with the public regarding plans to open the latest phase of the Lahaina Bypass between the project’s southern terminus in Olowalu and Hokiokio Place in March 2018.  “The Lahaina Bypass has a long history and a demonstrated need,” said State Administrative Director Ford ...
Read More The way forward on Lahaina Bypass Phase 1B-2 and Honoapiilani Highway Improvements at Keawe Street

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises Oahu motorists of lane closures on the westbound H-1 Freeway beginning Tuesday night, Jan. 16, 2018 through Friday morning, Jan. 19, 2018 for paving and overhead sign work. The westbound Ulune Street onramp to the H-1 Freeway and a right lane on the H-1 Freeway from ...
Read More Lane closures on westbound H-1 Freeway from Halawa to Pearl City starting Tuesday night, Jan. 16

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

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