The funds include $2 million for improvements to the Hana Highway between Uakea Road and Keawa Place that was damaged in the March 2012 storm.

At the Kahului Airport, Hawaiian Airlines has recently added new boarding gates located near the terminal entrance.

Traffic analysis statistics indicate that average daily traffic along Keolani Place, which serves as the primary entrance to Kahului Airport, was estimated at 15,421 vehicles in 2003. The same report projected traffic volume to increase to 22,800 vehicles per day in 2015, and 25,600 per day in 2035.

The state Department of Transportation advises Maui residents of an expected increase in aircraft traffic over the Kahului, Wailuku, and Spreckelsville area due to airfield maintenance work at Kahului Airport.

Ongoing airfield maintenance in Kahului will result in increased air traffic over Kahului, Wailuku and Spreckelsville this weekend. The work will result in the closure of Runway 2-20 between midnight and 5 a.m. on Sunday, March 18, 2011.

Ongoing airfield maintenance at Runway 2-20 in Kahului will result in increased air traffic over Kahului, Wailuku and Spreckelsville this weekend.

The Kahului Airport Master Plan Update is to assess the capacity of existing facilities and to determine if these facilities are adequate to meet projected future demands.

The project includes a complete re-wiring of the runway light and taxiway light circuits. The anticipated completion date for the federally funded project is May 2012.

Hawaii’s airports will receive an additional $6 million in FAA funding in each of the next four years under a new law. The law also preserves the Essential Air Service Program, which provides affordable air service to Kalaupapa.

An increase in illegal dumping, brush fires and criminal activity will result in the permanent closure of a portion of Kala Road near the Kahului Airport on Maui.