New requirements to renew, reinstate and apply for a Hawaii state driver license or learner permits go into effect on March 5, 2012.

Beginning Monday, March 5, 2012, proof of “legal presence” will be required for driver licenses and learner permits throughout Hawaii.

Hawaiian Airlines was the most reliable airline in the nation for the month of July, as reported today by the US Department of Transportation (DOT) in its monthly Air Travel Consumer Report.

Almost simultaneously, the Department of Transportation, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and the Environmental Protection Agency are evaluating options to improve driver safety at a reasonable “cost.” For the DOT, concerns are arising that cell phone usage in the car, particularly the act of text messaging, is costing drivers’ lives in unnecessary accidents.  The [...]

Posted by Wendy Osher The state Department of Transportation is proposing a shoreline protection project for a 900-foot stretch of the Honoapiilani Highway between Launiupoko Point and Hekili Point.  The portion of Highway was declared a Traffic Emergency Zone by the Governor in January 2009, allowing the DOT to initiate and undertake shoreline protection of [...]

The State Department of Transportation dedicated a new, state of the art Explosive Detection System today at Kahului Airport. The new system is expected to provide a simplified flight check-in process for air travelers, open up more lobby space, and provide air travel security.  The system features screening equipment installed behind the ticketing and check-in [...]

The state Department of Transportation and the four county police departments officially launched the latest edition of the “Click It or Ticket” seat belt enforcement campaign.    Hawai‘i’s seat belt laws require all front seat occupants, as well as back seat passengers under the age of 18, to buckle up.  Violators will be assessed a [...]

The state Department of Transportation completed the installation of two new escalators at the Kahului Airport in the security check point area.  The new escalators replace the previous escalators, which were demolished and removed after twenty years of service. “We apologize for the delay in service during the construction period,” said Maui Airport District Manager [...]

Hawaiian Airlines was granted tentative approval by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today to operate a single daily flight between Honolulu and Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. Hawaii’s largest and longest-serving airline plans to initially service the Honolulu-Tokyo flights with its Boeing 767-300ER aircraft seating up to 264 passengers, before adding its new and larger 294-seat [...]

The Maui Bus will permanently relocate the Maalaea bus stop next week.  The bus stop is being moved from the front of the Maalaea Village shopping center to the makai side of the center near Maalaea Harbor.  The changes go into effect Wednesday, May 12, 2010. County officials say the relocation is being made for [...]