Highways

HONOLULU – The Hawai’i Department of Transportation (HDOT) is notifying the public that paving work on Likelike Highway in the Kāne’ohe-bound direction will resume on Sunday night, Aug. 6. Construction will finish work in the Honolulu-bound direction before switching to the Kāne’ohe-bound lanes, closing two lanes from Nālani’ehā Street to the Wilson Tunnel. The full ...
Read More Repaving work resumes on Likelike Highway in the Kāne’ohe-bound direction

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies motorists of the weekend full closure of the H-3 Freeway Hālawa-bound, between the Halekou Interchange to the Hālawa Interchange, from 9 p.m. Friday, July 28, continuously through 4 a.m. Monday, July 31, 2023. The closure is for replacement of the Haʻikū Valley Viaduct Joint No. 1. ...
Read More H-3 HALAWA-BOUND FULL CLOSURE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING

Interested Hawaiʻi residents can comment on locations, fees to charge, and other design elements for future sites through August 17. The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) has selected the first two sites for electric vehicle charging stations through the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) funding. By the end of the year, eight 150kW chargers (four ...
Read More First NEVI charging sites announced

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) is notifying Oʻahu motorists that vehicular traffic will be shifted to Kaipapaʻu Bridge from the temporary Bridge on Friday, July 28 beginning at 3 p.m., for waterline work. Once the waterline work is finished, traffic will be directed back to the temporary bridge. There will be no ...
Read More Traffic shift scheduled at Kaipapaʻu Bridge on July 28, for waterline work

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 ...
Read More Hawai‘i limited-purpose driver licenses to be recognized in Florida

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