Hawaiʻi road closures and traffic: highway closures, lane work, storm damage and detours on Oʻahu, Maui, Hawaiʻi Island and Kauaʻi.
Hawaiʻi is getting about $81.4 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation to repair roads, bridges and other structures damaged by this year’s Kona low flooding, U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz announced. The state Department of Transportation also received $2.3 million in federal emergency relief to repair Kauaʻi bridges damaged by flooding in 2020.
What to watch: HDOT will announce lane closures as repair projects get scheduled.
Alania Road in Poʻipū is closed until further notice. The closure runs from Lāwaʻi Road to Amio Road. Kauaʻi County has not said why. Call the Roads Division at 808-241-4847 for information.
The Poʻipū Beach Park parking lot will also be closed Oct. 26 through Nov. 6 for maintenance and Hurricane Lowell-related work, including removing displaced sand, the county Department of Parks and Recreation said.
What it means: Poʻipū drivers and beachgoers should plan other routes and parking; the Parks department can be reached at 808-241-4460.
Highway 11 at Pāhala repaired after Lala. State crews fixed the washed-out sections of Highway 11 in Kaʻū, the only road in and out of Pāhala, and cleared more than 50 tons of debris. Finishing work with occasional single-lane closures and a reduced speed limit followed.
Check before you drive
- GoAkamai: live Oʻahu traffic cameras and freeway conditions.
- Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation: state highway lane closures.
Earlier updates and background
- 2018–2019: Kūhiō Highway past Hanalei on Kauaʻi closed for more than a year after record flooding.
- 1997: Interstate H-3 opened across the Koʻolau Mountains after decades of planning and lawsuits.
- August 2026: Lala’s floods cut off Pāhala when Highway 11 washed out.
