Traffic

21-year-old Akira Kauilani of Kailua-Kona was arrested for reckless endangering, operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant and other traffic-related offenses following the incident that happened just after 3 a.m. the morning of April 4 at the intersection of Konalani Street and Palani Road while police were responding to the scene of an early morning traffic crash.

Lane closure schedules can change at any time without notice. All projects are weather permitting. Check now to see if any of your travel plans will be impacted.

There have been 186 DUI arrests on the island in 2025, an increase of nearly 3% from the 181 motorists arrested for driving under the influence of an intoxicant by the same time in 2024. Another 15 drivers, including 6 who were not even legally old enough to drink, were arrested the week of March 3-9.

Six-month project begins March 3 to relocate and upgrade 56 utility poles and install new equipment along Highway 11, improving system reliability and resilience.

In observance of Presidents Day on Monday, there will be no contraflow set up or lane closures unless otherwise permitted. Lane closures can change at any time without notice.

Police have made 106 arrests for driving under the influence of an intoxicant so far this year as of Feb. 9. That’s only 5 less, or a 4.5% decrease, from last year’s 111 DUI arrests during the same time period.

The collision happened at about 2 p.m. Monday. Police report that a Dodge Ram was turning left onto Kapi‘olani Street from Ponahawai Street when it struck the elderly Minnesota man while he was crossing the street in a marked crosswalk.

The Feb. 3 collision just south of the Pāhoa Police Station in Puna remains under investigation.

The collision, which happened at about 8 p.m. the night of Feb. 7 while she and a man were wallking in a marked crosswalk, remains under investigation and was classified as a negligent injury case.

Motorists are reminded that schedules can change at any time, without notice. All projects also are weather permitting.

12 motorists were arrested the week of Jan. 27-Feb. 2 for driving under the influence of an intoxicant on Big Island roadways. A total of 88 DUI arrests had been made for the year by the end of last week.

86-year-old Yvonne Mira of Hilo died Feb. 3 at The Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu, less than a week after the single-vehicle crash off Kaʻūmana Drive.

No buses or paratransit services will run today because of Americans With Disabilities Act training for all Hawaiʻi County Mass Transit employees and contractors. Regular services will resume Monday.

23 motorists were arrested for DUI throughout the week of Jan. 6-12, nearly twice as many than were arrested the first week of 2025. There had been a total of 35 DUI arrests made by Jan. 12 in 2025, a 20.7% increase from the 29 by the same date in 2024.

DUI arrests increased nearly 1% overall throughout all of 2024 on the Big Island, with 964 compared with 955 from the year before. The number of drivers arrested for DUI involved in traffice crashes and those younger than 21 also increased.

In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, on Monday, there will be no Highway 130 morning contraflow or lane closures unless otherwise permitted. Lane closures can change at any time without notice. All projects are weather permitting.

Take a look at these planned lane closures for the upcoming week. The schedule can change at any time without notice, and remember that all projects are weather permitting.

Motorists should plan ahead as a Hawaiian Electric crew will replace a utility pole from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Māmalahoa Highway, north of the Hawai‘i Island Humane Society.

Drivers are advised to pay attention and drive carefully as a road paving project will close portions of Makaʻala Street in Hilo today and tomorrow.

Hawaiian Electric crews will be replacing a utility pole, so one lane of Māmalahoa Highway will be closed from 10 p.m. Wednesday to 6 a.m. Thursday.