New Notifi cation System

New Noti fi cati on System for Updates on Airports, Harbors, Highways By: Shelly Kunishige

There’s a new way to receive the latest information on Hawaii’s Airports, Harbors, and Highways. From Monday, Aug. 19, 2019, notices from HDOT on topics such as scheduled roadwork and emergency road closures has been sent through the GovDelivery system. Anyone can sign up for notifi cations through the website at http://hidot.hawaii.gov

Director Jade Butay explained: “This service will help HDOT reach the public more eff ectively to warn of construction or emergency closures. We hope people make use of it in addition to the notifi cation systems established by the counties like HNL Info, Blackboard Connect, Civic Plus, and Connect CTY.”

HDOT formerly published news releases and roadwork notices through its website and a statewide email list. The roadwork lists will continue to be posted on the HDOT roadwork page at http://hidot.hawaii. gov/highways/roadwork/. The email listing was migrated to the GovDelivery notifi cation system.

The signup page can also be accessed directly via https:// public.govdelivery.com/accounts/hidot/subscriber/new.

HDOT’s Statewide Transportation Planning Offi ce hosted a bon voyage luncheon to wish Engineer VI Ryan Fujii all the best as he prepares to move on to his next adventure. He begins work at the Federal Transit Administration overseeing projects in Hawai‘i, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. territories of American Samoa and Guam.

Mayor Kirk Caldwell declared October 31, 2019 as “Be Safe, Be Seen” Halloween Pedestrian Safety Day. According to the latest federal highway safety data, children are three times more likely to be struck and killed by a car on Halloween than any other day of the year. For all those on our streets on Halloween and on all other days throughout the year, Hawaii Department of Transportation reminds the public to please proceed with caution.

A big mahalo to Harbors Division, EUTF, vendors and service providers, as well as DOT’s Workplace Wellness Lead Warrior Melanie Martin and her team on a very successful Wellness Fair held on October 30 at Pier 2 Terminal. We received rave reviews from the nearly 200 attendees about the variety of vendors, assessments that were off ered, giveaways, as well as the free fl u shots.

Congratulations to HDOT’s Contracts Offi ce, also known as the “3 Blind Mice,” on winning the Halloween costume contest held at the Administration Division’s Halloween party held on October 31.