Category: kamaainas

The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies Kauai motorists that a new traffic signal system is being installed at Kaumualii Highway (Route 50) and its intersection with Laulea Street and Mahea Road. The system will operate in flashing mode starting this week, Wednesday, Nov. 24 and go through Tuesday, Nov. 30. This temporary action is to alert motorists to the new signals that will serve as traffic control measures at the... Read More

Pfizer & Moderna boosters authorized for all adults The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) is adopting new guidelines from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on COVID-19 booster vaccinations. Effective immediately all adults age 18 and older who completed their primary mRNA vaccinations of Pfizer or Moderna at least six months ago are eligible for boosters. The following recipients of a Pfizer or Moderna primary series should receive a single COVID-19... Read More

Following City maintenance and State roadwork, the undeveloped area on the mauka-side of Kamehameha Highway near Laniakea is reopening. In mid-October City crews conducted minor maintenance on the undeveloped land on the mauka-side of Kamehameha Highway opposite of the popular beach. Following the City maintenance, the State installed crosswalks, signage, and traffic controls to facilitate the organized flow of vehicles in and out of the undeveloped area. Vehicles utilizing this area... Read More

New data reveals how much a bedroom’s worth of space costs in each state. Hawaii has the most expensive bedrooms in the US, with a bedroom’s worth of space costing an average of $62,094.  In Hawaii, the price of a bedroom is nearly four times higher than the average cost of a bedroom in the US. Washington has the US’s second most expensive bedrooms, with the space of a bedroom costing $44,748 in the state.    Hawaii has the most expensive bedrooms in the US, new research reveals.   In Hawaii, a bedroom’s worth of space costs $62,094 - over four times more expensive... Read More

As the 2021 holiday season approaches, the City and County of Honolulu's Department of Transportation Services announces annual holiday travel lane closure restrictions.  These restrictions are intended to reduce congestion and allow better flow around major holiday destinations. There will be no travel lane closures on all City streets on November 26, 2021 (Day after Thanksgiving)From December 18, 2021 to January 1, 2022, there will be no travel lane closures on... Read More

The Department of Facility Maintenance (DFM) will partially close Alewa Drive between ‘Auli‘i Street and Wyllie Street to perform necessary pavement repairs, beginning Monday, November 22, 2021, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.  Upon completion of this area, DFM will partially close and perform road repairs on the 1700 block of Alewa Drive.  Weather and conditions permitting, the work is anticipated to be completed by Thursday, December 23, 2021, with no... Read More