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This project consists of the widening of the highway from a two-lane to four-lane highway from Kealakehe Parkway to Keahole Airport Road.

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MEDIA RELEASE Further energizing Hawaii’s construction industry, Gov. Neil Abercrombie has released more than $12.4 million for capital improvement projects (CIP) to increase safety and improve, expand and maintain transportation infrastructure across the state. “Our highways and harbors provide us with a fundamental transportation link that we depend on economically and socially,” Abercrombie said. “By […]

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Hawaii Police Department reports Highway 190 near the 16 mile mark has been reopened to all traffic

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The project will add two additional lanes, a median, and a new signalized intersection at the entrance of the National Park. Before physical work can begin, a few things must be accomplished including an archeological survey to ensure the protection of cultural resources.

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A 38-year-old Kamuela man died Thursday (July 12) from injuries he sustained in a three-vehicle crash on Queen Kaʻahumanu Highway at the 82-mile marker in North Kona. The driver who was killed was identified as Christopher M. Landers of a Kamuela address.

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Queen Kaahumanu Highway widening out to airport will not begin before September

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff Phase II of the Queen Kaahumanu Highway widening project is slated to start in early 2012, according to state Department of Transportation officials who met with the community Wednesday at Kealakehe High School. The $76 million project has been delayed to address concerns expressed by Native Hawaiian groups about archaeological remains. Up […]

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Hawaii 24/7 staff A two-vehicle accident Monday afternoon on Queen Kaahumanu Highway sent three people to Kona Community Hospital. Hawaii 24/7 has learned a vehicle traveling northbound on Queen Kaahumanu Highway apparently failed to yield the righ-of-way and turned left at the intersection of the access road into Kona International Airport. A sport utility vehicle […]

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Oahu-based military units will convoy from Pohakuloa Training Area to Kawaihae Harbor Aug. 24-25, between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., via Saddle Road, Mamalahoa Hwy., Waikoloa Road, Queen Kaahumanu Hwy., and Akoni Pule corridor.

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Around 8:05 p.m. Sunday, Kona Patrol officers responded to a reported vehicle/mo-ped accident at the intersection of Queen Ka’ahumanu Highway and Kealakehe Parkway. A witness said the vehicle was traveling south on Queen Ka’ahumanu Highway and preparing to turn left onto Kealakehe Parkway when it struck the mo-ped in the intersection and then continued its […]

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