Brennon Morioka is being recommended as the next dean of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa College of Engineering.

Governor Linda Lingle delivered her eighth and final State of the State Address today. The governor outlined priorities for the legislative session including a specific proposal to change the state’s rainy day fund, renaming and revising it to a Fiscal Stabilization Fund to shield Hawaii in future years from the need to raise taxes during... Read more »

Posted by Wendy Osher The Hawaii Department of Transportation opened bids today for the next phase of the Lahaina Bypass project on Maui.  Phase 1B-1 is the second part of the five phase project.  The bypass is being constructed as an alternate route to alleviate rush hour traffic through busy Lahaina town in West Maui.... Read more »

Hawai’i’s seat belt usage rate jumped to 97.9 percent during the May 2009 “Click It Or Ticket” campaign, the highest rate any state in the nation has ever achieved.  Last year, the seat belt usage rate in Hawai’i was 97.0 percent. Maui County motorists led the state, with 98.4 percent seat belt use, followed by... Read more »

Governor Linda Lingle is among the people set to testify on Monday on the progress of Hawaii’s spending of federal stimulus funds. More than $1 billion was appropriated for Hawaii in February through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations is being held to gauge the progress... Read more »

State officials broke ground today on the first phase of the Lahaina Bypass project. State Transportation Director Brennon Morioka explains key projects planned for the 1st phase that extends from Lahainaluna Road to the future Keawe Street Extension. “It’s only a half a mile stretch of total project length but it’s going to be about... Read more »

The state Department of Transportation will update the public next week on the progress of Phase 1B1 of the Lahaina Bypass project. Representatives from the DOT and the engineering firm Austin, Tsutsumi & Associates, Inc. will answer questions and provide an update on the status of the project. The meeting will be held at 6... Read more »

The State Department of Transportation today issued a statement on the status of an Environmental Impact Statement that was being prepared for the now suspended Hawaii Superferry operation

Two members of Maui’s legislative delegation joined state leaders this afternoon in announcing a statewide Highway’s Modernization Plan.  Senate Transportation Chair J. Kalani English of East Maui and House Transportation Chair Joe Souki of Central Maui, joined in presenting the six-year plan at the state capitol, as part of an effort aimed at reducing traffic... Read more »