HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is urging motorists to drive with caution and obey all traffic laws including the move over law, which requires drivers to slow down to a reasonable speed that is safe under the circumstances and if possible make a lane change in order to leave one lane between the driver and the emergency situation. In the first nine days of 2020 there have been four traffic-related fatalities in Hawaii, including three pedestrians. One of the victims was a tow truck driver responding to a call on the H-2 Freeway when he was struck by a vehicle. “To keep everyone safe we are all required to slow down and move over when approaching an emergency situation on or to the side of the roadway. Moving over is an easy way to save a life and that should be important to all of us,” said Deputy Director Ed Sniffen, Hawaii Department of Transportation Highways Division. The move over law applies to all first responding vehicles such as police, fire and ambulances and includes the Freeway Service Patrol (FSP) and tow trucks. For additional information on the statute please click here. HDOT has sponsored a public service announcement (PSA) to help educate the public on the move over law. The PSA regarding the move over law can be seen by clicking here. In addition, HDOT has implemented various safety improvements on its roadways including raised pedestrian crosswalks at various areas where there have been community concerns regarding speeding vehicles in school zones or high pedestrian volume areas; and gateway treatments and delineators at mid-block crosswalks to remind drivers they must stop for pedestrians in the crosswalk. HDOT continues to partner with law enforcement agencies and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration initiatives such as the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over and the Click It or Ticket campaigns. The efforts include sobriety checkpoints and other law enforcement actions to help save lives and educate the public. The traffic fatality data is updated weekly on the HDOT safe communities webpage which includes information regarding the Walk Wise Hawaii program promoting pedestrian safety as well as additional HDOT efforts to keep the traveling public safe. A link to the safe communities page can be found by clicking here. #MoveOverLaw #HDOT #HawaiiTrafficLaw #SafeDriving #EdSniffen #ClickItOrTicket #DriveSober #NHTSA

LIHUE – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) will need one additional night closure of Kuhio Highway (Route 560) on the north shore of Kauai to complete paving at the Waipa Bridge. Work was rained out on Thursday, Jan. 9. There will be no closure Friday, Jan, 10. The additional closure is tentatively scheduled for one day in the week starting Monday, Jan. 13. Currently the plan is to do the work on Monday night, but should the wet trade wind weather continue, the work will be moved to another night. Notice will be made through HDOT’s GovDelivery notification system https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/hidot/subscriber/new if the closure is canceled for the night. All details of the closure (e.g., time, location, shuttle schedule) are included below: These will be full closures of the highway between Waioli Bridge in the vicinity of Anae Road and Waikoko Bridge south of Lumahai Beach. No vehicles will be able to cross the bridge for the entire night work period of 7:30 p.m. to 5 a.m. Shuttle service will be provided to Wainiha and Haena residents and authorized Transient Vacation Rental guests. Shuttles will go between the Waioli Park and Ride and Waioli Bridge, Waioli Bridge and Waipa Bridge, and Waipa Bridge to Waikoko Bridge on an as needed schedule (they will go back and forth whenever there are people waiting at a Park and Ride or Bridge). A shuttle between the Waikoko Park and Ride and the Wainiha General Store will operate on the following schedule: Those planning on using the shuttles are advised that shuttle service begins at 6:30 p.m. and ends at 7 a.m. The shuttles will not travel beyond the park and ride sites. Maps showing the locations of the park and rides are available at: Waioli Park and Ride Waipa Park and Ride Waikoko Park and Ride Those making use of the Park and Rides are advised that they were created to provide access to residents and authorized TVR guests during the full closure. All vehicles remaining at this site when the road reopens for the day should be removed. All work is weather permitting. First responders have been notified and have planned staging and procedures in the event of an emergency requiring them to access the work zones. Variable Message Signs will be placed along Kuhio Highway to further inform motorists of the scheduled closures. Should the scheduled work be canceled or modified, notice will go out via HDOT’s social media accounts and notification system. To receive notices of scheduled lane closures and other public notices from HDOT, please subscribe here: https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/hidot/subscriber/new Source: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/HIDOT/bulletins/2758fb0 #RoadworkUpdate #Kauai #HDOT #Hanalei #KuhioHighway #HawaiiState #Hanapepe #PublicServiceAnnouncement

PLEASE NOTE: Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice.  All projects are weather permitting. -- HANA HIGHWAY (ROUTE 360) -- 1) WAILUA VALLEY (24-HOUR WORK) Lane closure on Hana Highway (Route 360) in the northbound direction in the vicinity of the Wailua Valley State Wayside on Saturday, Jan. 11, through Friday, Jan. 17, over a 24-hour period, for soil nail installation. 2) HAIKU (24-HOUR WORK) Lane closure on Hana Highway (Route 360) in the northbound direction in the vicinity of Papaaea Road on Saturday, Jan. 11, through Friday, Jan. 17, over a 24-hour period, for retaining wall work. #Maui #HDOT #LaneClosures #WailuaValley #Haiku #HawaiiState #PublicServiceAnnouncement #Transportation

PLEASE NOTE: Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice.  All projects are weather permitting. --- KAUMUALII HIGHWAY (ROUTE 50) --- 1) HANAPEPE (24-HOUR CLOSURE) The Hanapepe River Bridge on Kaumualii Highway (Route 50) between Puolo Road and Iona Road will be closed, and traffic will be shifted to the adjacent temporary bridge over a 24-hour period, 7 days a week. Speed limit is reduced to 25 mph. --- KUHIO HIGHWAY (ROUTES 56/560) --- 1) HANALEI Single lane closure on Kuhio Highway (Route 560) at mile marker 1 (the hill approaching Hanalei bridge), seven days a week starting Friday, Jan. 3. The single lane closure, with Hanalei-bound and Princeville-bound traffic alternating in the remaining open lane, will take place between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and between the hours of 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sundays. Details Here: https://hidot.hawaii.gov/blog/2019/12/23/single-lane-closure-on-kuhio-highway-at-hanalei-hill-for-slope-stabilization-begins-jan-3-2020/ UPCOMING WORK: --- KUHIO HIGHWAY (ROUTE 560) --- 1) WAIKOKO TO WAINIHA (NIGHT WORK) Full closure of Kuhio Highway (Route 560) between Anae Road and Waikoko Bridge, possible on one night in the upcoming week starting Monday, Jan. 13. Details on possible closure here: https://hidot.hawaii.gov/blog/2020/01/08/one-additional-full-closure-of-kuhio-highway-for-bridge-work-on-the-north-shore-needed/ #Kauai #HDOT #Hanalei #KuhioHighway #HawaiiState #Hanapepe #PublicServiceAnnouncement

Hā o ke kai 2020 aims to explore communication in furthering climate action Hā o ke kai literally means the breath of the sea, and more poetically, that we are one with the ocean, and go where it takes us—in this case, towards pioneering a response to climate change challenges that lie before us in Hawai‘i.  This conference addresses what it will take to make Hawai‘i “climate ready” and the role of the State, its Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, and its many partners. Climate change communication can be a bottleneck for climate change action. Monday will feature New York Times Best Selling author David Wallace-Wells as keynote speaker and a response panel of local leaders including an artist, a youth activist, and a scientist. Two panels will highlight the “climate ready” work being done in Hawai‘i and bring lessons from California, North Carolina, Delaware, and Washington. Tuesday will feature “lightning talks” by researchers working on cutting edge climate change issues, and the afternoon includes workshops led by media and science professionals to help organizations fine-tune climate change messages. Source: http://climate.hawaii.gov/conference/ #Climatechange #BreathOfSea #ClimateReady #DavidWallaceWells #HawaiiState #DLNR #EastWestCenter #OfficeOfPlanning #UluponoInitiative #SeaGrant #UHManoa #HawaiiCoastalZoneManagement #PacificIslandsClimateAdaptationScienceCenter #HIClimate

(Honolulu) – The DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) announces a shorter hunting season for the mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) to meet current state regulations and to comply with federal mandates, including the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The last day for hunting mourning dove is now January 12, 2020. The fall game bird hunting season for all other game birds will remain unchanged and will run through Sunday, January 26, 2020. A valid hunting license and a game bird stamp are required for all game bird hunting on public and private lands. All game bird hunting is regulated by chapter 13-122, Hawaii Administrative Rules (see: https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dofaw/rules/ “Administrative Rules” for all legal hunting days).  Contact the Division of Forestry and Wildlife at (808) 587-0166 with any questions regarding the shorter mourning dove hunting season. Source: https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/blog/2020/01/02/nr20-003/ #MourningDove #DLNR #DOFAW #MigratoryBirdTreatyAct #GameBirdHuntingSeason #HawaiiState

Lihu‘e – The killing of an endangered Hawaiian Petrel chick involved in a tracking project highlights the continued threat of feral cats to native wildlife on Kaua῾i. The chick had been satellite tagged with two others as part of a research project by the Kaua῾i Endangered Seabird Recovery Project (KESRP) to locate the petrel’s first oceanic wintering grounds.  When the tag continued to transmit from land over several weeks, researchers returned to the bird’s forest burrow in late November to find it had been killed by a cat. The kill was caught on a camera that was hidden to monitor the burrow. KESRP Project Coordinator Dr. André Raine said, “It was heart-breaking to find this healthy chick torn apart by a cat, especially when we saw the tracks of the other two birds that were satellite tagged, one of which has now flown more than 5,000 miles since it fledged and left its nest”. Sheri S. Mann, the Kaua‘i Branch Manager for the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) explained, “The three Hawaiian petrel chicks were tagged in their burrows on November 12, 2019  in a remote area in Hono o Nā Pali Natural Area Reserve (NAR), as part of a study by KESRP to learn more about this poorly known species’ post-fledging movement patterns. The only other petrel chick tagged previously by KESRP had been tracked to the waters off Guam, 3,700 miles away, leaving us to believe this species is a strong flyer with vast areas it flies to across the Pacific.” The burrow camera recorded the cat entering the burrow, pulling the fully-grown chick out, and eating it in front of the camera, likely hours before it was about to fledge. The same cat was seen on camera at five other burrows in the NAR over the course of a few days and researchers believe it killed at least one other chick. Predator control teams were notified, and they continue to search for the elusive cat as well as other predators. These native Hawaiian seabirds evolved without any mammalian predators and have no defenses against them. On Kaua’i they are now restricted to the most remote, mountainous areas on the island and are in serious decline. Causes include powerline collisions and introduced predators, such as cats. Unfortunately, feral cats are numerous on the landscape and have very large ranges, meaning they can roam across multiple seabird colonies where birds such as Hawaiian Petrels become easy prey. Dr. Raine said, “Kaua’i is a “Noah’s Ark” for many endangered bird species. Having feral cats loose on the landscape is not good for the cats, which risk disease and an untimely death, and it’s also terrible for our native wildlife.  They target native seabirds across the island. In late 2019, we documented more than 150 Wedge-tailed Shearwater kills along the coast and multiple cat predations of Hawaiian Petrels and Newell’s Shearwaters (both of which are critically endangered) in the mountains.  It is vital that people take feral cat management seriously to ensure that birds like this Hawaiian Petrel chick survive to take their first flight”. Raine continues tracking the two remaining petrels. Their satellite tags have provided invaluable information from the ocean areas that are important for the birds’ survival. The KSERP and DOFAW are learning how to use new technologies and methods to monitor predators and ultimately protect endangered birds from them. RESOURCES (Images Courtesy: Kaua‘I Endangered Seabird Recovery Project) Photographs: Burrow camera, petrel being tagged, and prior to killing: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/exsdoixasbw4rkt/AAAqSbcakBi7jY2OKalkC7KAa?dl=0 Source: https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/blog/2020/01/07/nr20-004/ #HawaiianPetrel #Environmental #EndangeredSpecies #Lihue #KESRP #AndreRaine #SheriMann #DLNR #Forestry #Wildlife #DOFAW

KAHULUI – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT), in partnership with the Federal Highway Administration, Central Federal Lands Highway Division (FHWA-CFLHD), will be holding public meetings to discuss a project to improve six of the historic bridges along the Hana Highway (Route 360) located between Huelo and Hana town in east Maui. This meeting is the second in a series of public meetings, as a follow-up to the meetings held in the spring of 2019. The bridges include Kailua Stream Bridge (Mile Post [MP] 5.9), Makanali Stream Bridge (MP 8.2), Puohokamoa Stream Bridge (MP 11.0), Kopiliula Stream Bridge (MP 21.7), Ulaino Stream Bridge (MP 27.9), and Mokulehua Stream Bridge (MP 28.3). The project would improve these six bridges in a context-sensitive manner so they remain safe and functional for highway users. Overarching goals for the project were developed through an earlier planning process for all bridges on the route. The six bridges now being studied in more detail have been identified by HDOT as high priority for improvements. Work on this project is currently in the environmental compliance and preliminary engineering phase. This meeting is being held to gather input and support the environmental process and consultation under the National Environmental Policy Act and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. The meetings will be held at the following locations and times: Tuesday, January 14, 2020 5:00 p.m. Hana Community Center 5091 Uakea Road, Hana Wednesday, January 15, 2020 5:00 p.m. Keanae Congregational Church (on Keanae Peninsula) 13705 Hana Highway, Keanae Thursday, January 16, 2020 5:00 p.m. Paia Community Center Hana Highway, Paia Information will be shared at the meeting on the project and environmental process. Public input will be gathered regarding the project purpose and need, design considerations, and preliminary alternative concepts. HDOT and FHWA encourage community members to attend to provide input on this important project. For more information on the Hana Highway Bridge Improvements project, please click here to view the public meeting flyer or visit the project’s website at http://www.hanabridgeimprovements.com. Those unable to attend the meetings can provide input through the project website. You may also contact the project manager, Mr. Michael Will, via email to michael.will@dot.gov or by telephone at (720) 963-3647. If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, contact Andrew Hirano via email to andrew.j.hirano@hawaii.gov or by telephone at 808 692-7546 as soon as possible. Requests made as early as possible will allow adequate time to fulfill your request. #HanaHighway #HanaHighwayBridgeImprovements #Route360 #Maui #KailuaStreamBridge #MakanaliStreamBridge #PuohokamoaStreamBridge #KopiliulaStreamBridge #UulainoStreamBridge #MokulehuaStreamBridge #HanaBeltRoad #HDOT Maui Senators: Senator Roz Baker ( S District 6 / South and West Maui ) Senator Gil Keith-Agaran ( S District 5 / Wailuku, Waihe‘e, Kahului ) Senator J. Kalani English ( S District 7 / Hana, East and Upcountry Maui, Moloka‘i, Lana‘i, Kaho‘olawe )

HILO – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) reminds everyone that construction materials, including milled asphalt, should not be removed from the State Highway’s right-of-way. A sign informing the public that milled asphalt being stockpiled on Volcano Road (Route 11) near Ikaika Street is state property and should not be taken was stolen. HDOT is issuing this news release to inform the public that the milled asphalt at this site is being used for future projects by HDOT and other government agencies. Unauthorized removal of signs or construction material from the state’s right-of-way is illegal. #VolcanoRoad #RightOfWay #HDOT #HawaiiState #DepartmentOfTransportation #Hilo #HawaiiIsland

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ISSUES A NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND ORDER TO BOARD OF WATER SUPPLY AND ITS CONTRACTORS FOR POLLUTING NU'UANU STREAM The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has issued a Notice of Violation and Order (NOVO) against the Honolulu Board of Water Supply (BWS), R.M. Towill Corporation, SSFM International, Inc., and Drayko Construction, Inc. for discharging sediment from the Nuuanu Reservoir No. 4 to upper Nuuanu Stream over a period of 18 days and failing to report this discharge to DOH for 15 days. For 18 days in February and March 2019, the BWS and its contractors associated with a Nuuanu Reservoir No. 4 construction project, discharged sediment into Nuuanu Stream. Officials from DOH’s Clean Water Branch became aware of the discharge only after receiving complaints from local neighbors who noticed a prolonged visual impact from the sediment to Nuuanu Stream. Based on the Clean Water Branch investigation, the sediment discharged was the result of respondents failing to complete dredging activities before draining water from the reservoir. Sediment that BWS contractors failed to dredge flowed through the reservoir’s drain and was discharged into upper Nuuanu stream where it impacted water quality from the upper watershed to Honolulu Harbor. BWS and its contractors failed to report the discharges within 24 hours as required by law, delaying notification for 15 days and only acting to halt the discharge after involvement by DOH. “The Board of Water Supply and its contractors must prevent polluting state waters,” said Keith Kawaoka, deputy director of environmental health. “If an unlawful discharge occurs, the BWS and its contractors are responsible for acting immediately to mitigate the impacts and report the incident to the DOH. In this case, neither the BWS nor its contractors acted as required by law. The NOVO issued will prevent further water pollution and penalizes all respondents for failing to comply with environmental laws intended to protect human and environmental health.” The NOVO requires the respondents to implement corrective actions to prevent additional discharges from Nuuanu Reservoir No. 4 and be subject to pay a monetary penalty. The DOH remains engaged with BWS and is committed to resolving this matter. The BWS and its contractors have 20 days to contest the NOVO and request a hearing. The DOH protects public health and the environment by prohibiting discharges that affect water quality, keeping Hawaii waters fishable and swimmable for everyone. Everyone must comply with environmental regulations to protect the public and the state’s fragile ecosystem. Failure to do so can result in legal action by the state, federal partners and/or private citizens. PDF VERSION: DOH issues a Notice of Violation and Order to Board of Water Supply and its contractors for polluting Nu'uanu Stream Source: https://health.hawaii.gov/news/newsroom/department-of-health-issues-a-notice-of-violation-and-order-to-homeowner-and-contractors-for-unauthorized-construction-activities-in-manoa-stream/ #Nuuanu #NuuanuStream #Pollution #BoardOfWaterSupply #Violations #RMTowill #SSFMInternational #DraykoConstruction #Environmental #BWS #CleanWaterBranch

Repairs will cover additional 1200-feet of coastal highway. HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) updates the traveling public that additional segments of the roadway will be added to the emergency repairs of Kamehameha Highway in Hauula for a total of 1500-feet. A crew is currently working to stabilize approximately 270-feet of undermined shoulder north of Pokiwai Bridge. “While we’re out making the emergency repairs to the area of the highway that collapsed on Jan. 3, we want to take immediate action to make sure we can keep the system connected,” said Hawaii Department of Transportation Deputy Director for Highways Ed Sniffen. “Adding 1200-feet of repairs is necessary to ensure another collapse doesn’t happen with the next swell or storm system.” The total estimated cost for the emergency repairs, which will consist of excavation of compromised material, placement of filter fabric to protect the waterway and keep soil and other material in place, filling in with cobblestones, topping off with controlled low-strength material (CLSM) cement, repaving the highway, and adding delineators to mark the edge of the roadway is $600,000. Work hours will be seven days a week between 7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. through Jan. 27. HDOT will continue to close the makai lane of Kamehameha Highway near Pokiwai Place during work hours. Traffic in both directions will be maintained by contraflow in the remaining open lane. Motorists are advised to expect delays and plan for additional travel time. Outside of work hours, the makai (oceanside) lane will be reopened. Pictures from the work site on Jan. 5, 2020, are linked below. Please courtesy “Hawaii Department of Transportation” or “HDOT” if they are published. https://hidot.hawaii.gov/highways/files/2020/01/IMG_00351.jpg https://hidot.hawaii.gov/highways/files/2020/01/IMG_00361.jpg https://hidot.hawaii.gov/highways/files/2020/01/IMG_00371.jpg https://hidot.hawaii.gov/highways/files/2020/01/IMG_00381.jpg https://hidot.hawaii.gov/highways/files/2020/01/IMG_00391.jpg Source: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/HIDOT/bulletins/274ccaa #Hauula #PokiwaiBridge #HIDOT #Transportation #RoadClosures #JadeButay #CommunityMessage #OneHawaii #Hawaii2020

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises motorists that the makai (oceanside) lane of Kamehameha Highway in Hauula north of Pokiwai Bridge was reopened at 2:07 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 4. The lane was closed late Friday, Jan. 3 due to the shoulder and portion of the lane falling into the ocean. Repairs to approximately 270-feet of undermined shoulder will begin at 7 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 5, and will continue through the week of Jan. 6-10. Work hours will be from 7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., daily. During work hours, the makai lane will be closed and traffic in both directions will be maintained through contraflow. Outside of work hours, the makai (oceanside) lane will be reopened. Crews will stabilize the highway by placing filter fabric, filling in the undermined area with cobblestones, topping off the cobble with controlled low-strength material (CLSM) cement, and repaving the highway. Previously scheduled permit work in Hauula at Hulahula Place and Kaipapau Loop will be canceled. Source: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/HIDOT/bulletins/274828c #Hauula #PokiwaiBridge #HIDOT #Transportation #RoadClosures #JadeButay #CommunityMessage #OneHawaii #Hawaii2020