#honoapiilani contraflow

Update: 6:23 a.m. 5.19.20: The Honoapiʻilani (Hwy 30) is now OPEN in both directions. It was closed earlier this morning near Mile 11 at Papalaua Wayside Park due to a motor vehicle accident. Motorists are advised of significant delays and are asked to drive with caution.

Traffic is starting to resume its normal flow following a single-vehicle rollover crash on the Honoapiʻilani Highway.  As of 8:30 a.m., the vehicle was being towed from the scene and crews were working to clean fluids on the road.  Traffic that was previously at a standstill headed from Lahaina into Kahului has since started moving.  Motorists are asked to exercise patience as traffic resumes its normal flow.  The accident was reported shortly after 7 a.m. on the Lahaina side of the “Pali” tunnel, on the makai shoulder.

The Honoapiʻilani Highway is now OPEN in both directions. Motorists can expect a delay in travel as traffic resumes its normal flow.

Erosion damage caused by ocean waves has undermined the eastbound (Kihei-bound) shoulder lane on Honoapiilani Highway, forming a crack in the asphalt pavement. State DOT officials say the eastbound lane will be closed around the clock until repairs can be made. In the interim, traffic will be contraflowed through the westbound lane.