Department of Transportation

KAHULUI, Hawaiʻi – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) is advising highway users that the mauka shoulder along Pi‘ilani Highway across East Waipuʻilani Road will be closed 24/7 beginning Monday, Jan. 12. Crews will be working behind barricades from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on weekdays and from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturdays. ...
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LĪHU‘E — The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) has started improvements to an employee parking lot at the Līhu‘e Airport that will help relieve some congestion in the airport’s public lot. The project involves upgrading an existing employee overflow gravel lot located northeast of the main terminal building with asphalt concrete paving, marked parking stalls, ...
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HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) announces the next steps for Hawai‘i drivers looking to be our Eyes on the Road. HDOT has commissioned the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa College of Engineering and Blyncsy to distribute free dash cameras to collect information on the state of HDOT-managed roadways. This information will be ...
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HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) announces the resumption of night work on Farrington Highway, from Nānākuli to Ko Olina, for safety improvements.  One lane in each direction will be closed nightly, Sunday through Thursday, from 7 p.m. to 6:15 a.m. from Pōhakunui Avenue to Aliʻinui Drive. Crews will begin by closing the ...
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HILO, Hawai‘i — The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) will continue the emergency repairs on Hawaiʻi Belt Road (Route 19) with single lane closures over a 24-hour period as follows:   8 a.m. Monday, Jan. 5 through the end of day Tuesday, Jan. 6 – Milepost 11.6, vicinity of Pepe‘ekeo 8 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7 ...
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Mayor Bryan Baptiste Bridge will be One Lane Each North-and Southbound   LĪHUʻE, Hawaiʻi – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies road users of the nightly full closure of the Wailua River Bridge over Kῡhiō Highway (Route 56) between Kuamoʻo Road and Wailua Marina Road from Monday, January 5 through Friday, January 9, from ...
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LĪHUʻE, Hawaiʻi – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies road users of the daily full closure of the Waimea Canyon Drive (Route 550) between Panini Place and Kōkeʻe Road from Monday, January 5 through Friday, February 27, from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Traffic needing to access Kōkeʻe State Park will be detoured to ...
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HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies highway users of the continuation of the destination sign work that requires the full closure of the westbound H-1 Freeway between the Kaimakani Street overpass and the Salt Lake Boulevard underpass.   On the evening of Wednesday, Jan. 7, from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. the ...
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Free App Encourages Safe Driving by Giving Rewards and Providing Feedback on Trips. HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) announces the launch of the 2026 Safe Roads Challenge — a statewide initiative designed to reduce crashes, save lives and promote safer driving habits across Hawai‘i. The Safe Roads Challenge is a free gamified ...
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HILO, Hawaiʻi – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) is notifying the public that emergency repairs will begin on Monday, Dec. 22 on Hawaiʻi Belt Road (Route 19), in the recently declared traffic emergency zone between Wainaku (mile post 3) and Hakalau (mile post 15). The emergency repairs were originally planned to begin in January, ...
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