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UPDATE: Previously closed portion of Queen Kaʻahumanu Highway now open

Published November 10, 2026 • 2:20 PM HST Updated November 10, 2026 • 2:23 PM HST
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Update at 2:20 p.m. Nov. 10, 2026: Hawai‘i Police Department reports Queen Kaʻahumanu Highway (Highway 19) is open to all traffic.

The West Hawai‘i roadway was previously closed near the 83-mile marker because of a report of potentially hazardous material on the highway.

Advisory originally published 1:54 p.m. Nov. 10, 2026: Hawai‘i Police Department alerts the public to AVOID a portion of Queen Kaʻahumanu Highway (Highway 19) for the next 3 hours.

The highway is CLOSED between Keāhole Street (Kona Airport Road) and Waikōloa Road because of potentially hazardous material on the roadway near the 83-mile marker.

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