Department of Transportation

KAHULUI, Hawaiʻi – Governor Josh Green, Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) Director Ed Sniffen along with distinguished guests, participated in the dedication of the Puʻunēnē Avenue Improvements Project on Friday, April 17. The nearly $26 million project, which was delivered on time and on budget, expands Puʻunēnē Avenue (Route 3500) to four lanes between West ...
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KAHULUI, Hawaiʻi – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies highway users that the newly added single lanes in both directions on Puʻunēnē Avenue (Route 3500) between West and East Wākea Avenues and Kuihelani Highway (Route 380) will open at 7 a.m., Thursday, April 16. With the opening, noticeable changes include: Two through lanes in ...
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KAHULUI, Hawaiʻi – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies highway users that the traffic signal at Kamehameha Avenue and Puʻunēnē Avenue (Route 3500) will either function in flash mode or be dark from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m. on Saturday, April 18. Crews will be conducting post storm repairs including working on a controller ...
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HONOLULU – S&P Global Ratings (S&P) upgraded the Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation’s (HDOT) Highway Revenue Bonds from ‘AA+’ to ‘AAA’ on April 7, 2026. ‘AAA’ is the highest rating possible. At the same time, Moody’s Ratings affirmed its ‘Aa2’ rating on the Highway Revenue Bonds, citing, “The highway revenue bonds benefit from the state’s proactive ...
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HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) is notifying highway users of lane closures on westbound Kamehameha Highway (Route 99) in ‘Aiea for repairs to the slope under the ‘Aiea Cemetery. This slope was previously covered with shotcrete to prevent erosion. The shotcrete slope developed cracks during the March Kona lows and sloughed off ...
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Area to Remain Contraflowed as HDOT Installs Rockfall Netting Over Slope HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) has opened a single lane on Kamehameha Highway at Waimea Bay, following the earlier full closure due to fallen boulders, Friday, April 10. HDOT will keep the road beneath the slope where the fallen boulders originated ...
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HONOLULU – Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) is updating all highway users on Kamehameha Highway at Waimea Bay following the closure Friday, April 10. Loose material has been removed and barriers with rock fencing are being installed on the highway beneath the areas the boulders came from. A cultural blessing of the pohaku will be ...
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HONOLULU – Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) is updating on the full closure of Kamehameha Highway at Waimea Bay due to two large boulders falling from the slope above the highway around 1:30 p.m. Friday, April 10, 2026. Slope assessments, which involve the possibility of additional rock fall, have begun. For the safety of all ...
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HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises road users that all special-use lanes on Kaua‘i and O‘ahu will not be operational Friday, April 10, 2026, as crews address the impacts of the severe weather system. A full list of special-use lanes, which includes the Zipperlane and the Kῡhiō Highway Southbound Contraflow, can be ...
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HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies drivers of closures on the H-1 Freeway in each direction between the King Street on and off-ramps for storm damage work along the freeway.  Crews will close the far-right lane on the westbound H-1 Freeway, as well as the far-left lane on the eastbound side of ...
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