Message from our Director Happy Holidays, HDOT! Who else is ready to say goodbye to 2020? Would it be the understatement of the century to say it’s been a crazy year? To close out 2020 on a positive note, I’d like to share that I have never been prouder to be a part of the Hawaii Department of Transportation. Every division has risen to the challenge of this pandemic, whether through accomplishing our missions through remote work tools, stepping up and helping another department at the unemployment call center, or by filling a short term need to contact returning residents and visitors. Please look back at 2020 with pride! Let’s look forward to a better year in 2021! With your support and dedication, we got things done. For example, our Harbors Modernization, Kapalama Container Terminal, Phase I, may be completed by the time you read this. At our State’s airports, we remain committed to improving and modernizing terminal facilities and runways to facilitate safe and efficient air travel. Highways will debut a Completed Projects tab on their program status map on our website, http://hidot.hawaii. gov, so anyone can go back and see all that’s been accomplished in a given year. I’d like to challenge all of you to think about a goal you’d like to accomplish in 2021. It doesn’t need to be work related. Personally, one of my goals 5 years ago was to complete the Honolulu Marathon (which I did 4 years in a row since 2016). Honestly, if I can do it, anyone can. With goals in mind, they help me focus on the positive and a better tomorrow. I hope you will consider the challenge. As always, thank you for your efforts every day! Let’s continue working together in fulfilling our mission as a Department of Transportation. Best wishes to you and yours for good health and prosperity in 2021! Jade Butay Director
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