#State Department of Transportation

The Heart of Aloha Church and Tenrikyo Molokaʻi received the Adopt-A-Highway Nō Ka ʻOi Highway Hui Award for the fourth quarter of 2024 and first quarter of 2025, respectively. Both churches and their volunteers have regularly picked up trash along a two-mile segment of highway for the past eight or more years, helping to prevent roadside rubbish from blowing into the ocean or other sensitive ecosystems.

Drivers be advised that stopping, standing or parking on State highways to view fireworks on New Year’s Eve is illegal and potentially dangerous.

The two-lane Puʻunēnē Avenue bottleneck has long been a headache for Central Maui motorists. Traffic slows to a crawl during get-to-school and pau hana times, morning and afternoon, from Wākea Avenue to Kūihelani Highway.

Hawaiian Airlines flight HA29 from Seattle to Maui, carrying 173 guests and six crew members, experienced an issue with its brakes upon arrival into OGG. An airline spokesperson tells Maui Now that the pilots were able to bring the aircraft to a complete stop on the runway surface, and the aircraft was towed to the gate where guests deplaned. There were no reported injuries.

More than 100 upcountry residents gathered for a community update Wednesday night, organized by the Kula Community Association.

Under the new National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program, the Hawai’i Department of Transportation will install 11 electric charging stations on six islands with federal funding.

In conjunction with the end of Mahina ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i (Hawaiian language month) in February, the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation announces Hawaiian names and words on new or replacement highway signs shall include kahakō and ʻokina in conformance with Hawaiian language resources. This policy is effective immediately.

The red-light enforcement camera program that launched recently on Oʻahu could be heading to Maui, but the pilot plan will have to be evaluated first, according to the state Department of Transportation. 

State Department of Transportation (DOT) officials and Goodfellow Bros., Inc. joined the West Maui community in celebrating the groundbreaking of the second phase of the Honoapi‘ilani Highway Realignment Project, also known as the “Lahaina Bypass.” This phase, from Lahainaluna Road to Hokiokio Place, is the second of five phases that will ultimately result in a […]

The state’s four county police departments are stepping up enforcement of Hawaii’s child passenger restraint laws as part of the National Child Passenger Safety Week that runs through Saturday.  Last year, police issued 1,646 child restraint violations across the state.  Under Hawaii law, children under 4 are required to ride in a federally approved child […]

Posted by Wendy Osher The state Department of Transportation today celebrated the completion of a $17 million Apron Pavement Structural Improvement project at the Kahului Airport on Maui.  A majority of funds totaling $15 million were provided through the Federal Aviation Administration in the form of a grant from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. […]

Trucks begin the transport of turbine blades today to the new wind project site in Kahuku.  The deliveries from Kalaeloa Barbers Point to First Wind’s project site will continue through August and includes oversized trailers accompanied by a police escort.  First Wind broke ground on the wind project on July 13. When complete, the 30 […]

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 Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program invites small business owners to one-on-one match making workshops to meet with general contractors and procurement officials for the purpose of fostering partnerships and creating opportunities to work on DOT projects.  The purpose of the workshops is to match up small businesses with larger general contractors […]

The state Department of Transportation, Airports Division, Kauai District, will conduct a mass casualty emergency response exercise at the Lihue Airport today (July 1, 2010). The realistic exercise simulates an airliner crash and tests emergency response by first responders including Lihue Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting teams; the Kauai Fire Department, Kauai County Police Department, […]

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 […]

In an attempt to increase transparency for the planned Honolulu Rail Transit project, the state Department of Transportation yesterday launched a website and released archived correspondence on the project.  The proposed rail transit route through Honolulu International Airport has received increased attention in the past few weeks as one of the issues holding up the […]

Rockfall mitigation continues on the Hana Highway through Friday, July 17th.  Work between mile markers 19 and 21 will result in the complete closure of the highway weekdays between 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. The state Department of Transportation also advises Maui motorists of intermittent traffic stoppages on the Hana Highway (Route 360) in both […]