#Highway 11
Big Island lane closures for week of Nov. 16-22
Lane closure schedules can change at any time without notice. All projects are weather permitting.
Update: Police identify man and woman killed in head-on crash in Volcano
The Volcano residents who died in the early morning Nov. 9 crash on Highway 11 in Volcano were 48-year-old Joanna Graves and 54-year-old David Makizuru.
Update: Flood watch canceled for Big Island
Flash flooding and potential for a few thunderstorms in forecast through this afternoon as deep tropical moisture stalled over Kauaʻi Channel combines with passing disturbance aloft.
Mauna Loa Road in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park to temporarily close
Mauna Loa Road has degraded due to tree root intrusion, seismicity and age.
Study underway about alternative routes on both sides of Highway 130 in growing Puna
The purpose of the study is to find and analyze potential alternative routes in Puna to help alleviate the district’s longstanding traffic congestion and address the need for another evacuation route when natural disasters strike.
Big Island weekly lane closures for July 6-12
Lane closure schedules can change at any time without notice. All projects are weather permitting.
Update: Bail reduced for Hilo man facing slew of drug, firearms charges
The most serious offenses — first-degree promoting a dangerous drug and first-degree attempted promoting a dangerous drug and possession of a firearm with intent to facilitate the commission of a felony drug offense — are Class A felonies each carrying a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
Big Island weekly lane closures for June 15-21
Closure schedules can change at any time, without notice. All projects also are weather permitting.
Pedestrian involved in Volcano crash identified; death ruled a suicide
Multiple witnesses confirmed 44-year-old Collins Kaholo of Volcano was standing by a stop sign prior to running into the road and in front of the truck.
Big Island police investigating fatal motorcycle crash in Kaʻū
The 59-year-old Ocean View man riding a green 2022 Kawasaki was ejected from the motorcycle after it struck an embankment near the entrance to Manuka State Park.
Big Island lane closures: April 27-May 3
Closure schedules can change at any time, without notice, and all projects are weather permitting.
Update: Volcano Road in Puna reopens following crash
The road will be closed so police can conduct an investigation.
Update: Highway 11 reopens in South Kona after multi-vehicle crash
The road is closed in both directions near mile marker 108 between Nanaina Lani Place and Rabbitt Hill Road.
Highway 11 between 99- and 100-mile markers closed in Kona because of vehicle crash
Motorists are advised to avoid the area and use alternate routes for the next hour.
Couple charged after Mountain View woman allegedly brandished gun at another driver on Highway 11
Grace and Leslie both made their initial appearances on Wednesday afternoon in Hilo District Court. Their bail was maintained and they were ordered to appear for preliminary hearings on Oct. 27. Grace remains in custody in lieu of $43,010 bail. Leslie remains in custody in lieu of $85,000 bail.
Police arrest man walking on Highway 11 with handgun; Kamehameha Schools briefly underwent lockdown
At 9:06 a.m. this morning, Puna patrol officers received a report of a man walking along Highway 11 near the intersection of Paahana Street in Kea‘au holding what appeared to be a handgun in his hand.
Weekly Hawai‘i Island lane closures: Sept. 16-22
Closure schedules can change at any time without further notice.
Hawai‘i DOT: Scheduled lane closures for week of May 20-26 on Big Island
Lane closure schedules can change at any time without further notice. All projects are weather permitting.
Portion of Highway 11 in Captain Cook previously closed because of vehicle crash now open
The highway is again open between Road F and Kinue Road.
Hawai‘i DOT: Scheduled Big Island lane closures for the week of May 13-19
Lane closure schedules can change at any time without further notice. All projects are weather permitting.
