New Rent Relief & Housing Assistance Program

The State of Hawai‘i’s Rent Relief and Housing Assistance Program provides assistance to Hawai‘i renters who have experienced a reduction in income due to the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and are at risk of eviction.

The program provides help with rent payments, as well as assistance in financial counseling. Funded by the Federal CARES Act, the program is administered by Catholic Charities Hawai‘i and Aloha United Way. Applications for assistance will be accepted for housing payments due between August 1, 2020 and December 28, 2020

For information about the Rent Relief and Housing Assistance Program, visit www.hihousinghelp.com.

New State COVID-19 Online Dashboard Now Available for Public: Information from Multiple Sources in One Location

At an afternoon briefing to legislators, Gov. David Ige and representatives from the Hawai‘i Department of Health and the University of Hawai‘i unveiled a new COVID-19 dashboard for anyone interested in tracking local data associated with the coronavirus pandemic. This dashboard can be accessed at www.hawaiicovid19.com 

The new metrics now available include:  

• ICU bed and ventilator use by COVID patients: total number and % of capacity 

• Occupancy and capacity of Isolation and Quarantine facilities (for those who cannot isolate or quarantine at home) 

• Contact tracing capacity and currently active/trained tracers, by County 

• Testing capacity and turn-around time 

• PPE supplies and distribution 

• Modes of transmission with number of cases and clusters for each 

• Mask-wearing behavior (Honolulu; all islands in process) 

Data for the dashboard is being pulled from multiple sources and will be updated daily or weekly, depending on the sources from which the information is derived. The dashboard will continue to be a collaborative process involving DOH and key partners sharing timely and accurate information with the public.  

The dashboard seeks to inform the community and policy makers on four key action areas essential to stopping the pandemic: 

• Prevention: depicts the impact that individual and community behaviors such as mask wearing and physical distancing on keeping the virus from spreading. Prevention is essential in fighting the pandemic but often the most difficult to track because they largely relate to personal behavior and choices.  

• Detection: depicts how much disease is present in Hawai‘i, the types of activities or venues that are resulting in disease transmission, and whether it is increasing or decreasing and how rapidly. This information allows policy makers to tailor their actions and the public to engage in safe practices. 

• Containment: pulls together various parts of a complicated system to help people understand the status of contact tracing, lab testing results, quarantines, and other disease-limiting measures. These measures, taken together, are an important part of controlling the pandemic. 

• Treatment and health care: shows data on hospital & ICU beds, ventilator use and availability of personal protective equipment (PPE). From this information the public and policy makers can understand how burdened the health care system is, and how prepared it is to manage an influx of COVID-19 patients. 

Kauai Lane Closures for the Week of September 5 - September 11

KAUAI LANE CLOSURES FOR
THE WEEK OF SEPT. 5 – SEPT. 11 

PLEASE NOTE:

Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice. 
All projects are weather permitting. 

Kuhio Highway contraflow is in modified hours due to lower COVID volumes.

Monday – Friday: 5:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Saturday: No contraflow operations  

— KAUMUALII HIGHWAY (ROUTE 50) —

1) HANAPEPE (NIGHT WORK)

Bridge closure on Kaumualii Highway (Route 50) in both directions between mile markers 16.4 and 16.8, Moi Road and Hana Road, on Tuesday evening, September 8, through Thursday morning, September 10, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., for bridge improvement work. Alternating traffic will be routed through the open lane.

2) WAIMEA

Single lane closure on Kaumualii Highway (Route 50) in the westbound direction between mile markers 22.8 and 23.2, Ola Road and Huakai Road, on Tuesday, September 8, through Thursday, September 10, from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., for sewer work. Alternating traffic will be routed through the open lane.

— KUHIO HIGHWAY (ROUTE 56) —

1) KAPAA

Right lane closure on Kuhio Highway (Route 56) in the northbound direction near mile marker 6, Papaa Road and Kahiliholo Road, on Monday, September 7, through Friday, September 11, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., for staging of materials for Wailua Bridge work. Alternating traffic will be routed through the open lane.

2)  KAPAA (24-HOUR WORK)

Shoulder closure on Kuhio Highway (Route 56) in the southbound direction between mile markers 6 and 6.3, Kuamoo Road and Haleilio Road, on Monday, September 7, through Friday, September 11, 24-hours a day, for archaeological and cultural data recovery.

3) KAPAA (24-HOUR WORK)

Traffic on Kuhio Highway (Route 56) near mile marker 10 is shifted to the temporary Kapaa Stream Bridge 24-hours a day, seven days a week until further notice. For safety during the shift to the temporary bridge, right turns off Kuhio Highway onto Mailihuna Road are not permitted. Access to Kapahi is recommended via the Kawaihau Road or Hauala Road detours.

4) ANAHOLA (NIGHT WORK)

Single lane closure on Kuhio Highway (Route 56) in both directions between mile markers 15.5 and 16.7, Kuamoo Road, on Tuesday evening, September 8, through Friday morning, September 11, from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., for installation of rumble strip and striping work. Alternating traffic will be routed through the open lane.

— KAWAIHAU ROAD (ROUTE 5860) —

1)  KAPAA

Right lane closure on Kawaihau Road (Route 5860) in both directions near mile marker 0.0, Kawaihau Road and Kuhio Highway, on Wednesday, September 9, through Friday, September 11, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., for landscape maintenance.

COVID-19 Updates and Information: 8/27/2020

Weekend Lane Closures for the Weekend of August 28 - August 30

KAUAI LANE CLOSURES FOR
THE WEEKEND OF AUGUST 28 – AUGUST 30 

PLEASE NOTE:

Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice. 
All projects are weather permitting.

— KUHIO HIGHWAY (ROUTE 56) —

1) KAPAA (24-HOUR WORK)

Traffic on Kuhio Highway (Route 56) near mile marker 10 is shifted to the temporary Kapaa Stream Bridge 24-hours a day, seven days a week until further notice. For safety during the shift to the temporary bridge, right turns off Kuhio Highway onto Mailihuna Road are not permitted. Access to Kapahi is recommended via the Kawaihau Road or Hauala Road detours.

2) ANAHOLA (NIGHT WORK)

Single lane closure on Kuhio Highway (Route 56) in both directions between mile markers 15.5 and 16.7, Papaa Road and Kahiliholo Road, on Sunday evening, August 30, through Friday morning, September 4, from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., for rumble strip installation and striping work. Alternating traffic will be routed through the open lane.

3) KILAUEA (NIGHT WORK)

Single lane closure on Kuhio Highway (Route 56) in both directions between mile markers 21.5 and 24.5, Wailapa Road and Koolau Road, on Sunday evening, August 30, through Friday morning, September 4, from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., for paving work. Alternating traffic will be routed through the open lane.

COVID-19 Updates and Information: 8/24/2020

Link to PDF

Wailua Beach Parking off Kuhio Highway to Close Temporarily for Bridge Repair Project

WAILUA BEACH PARKING OFF KUHIO HIGHWAY TO CLOSE TEMPORARILY FOR BRIDGE REPAIR PROJECT

LIHUE — The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is constructing additional protective measures at the Wailua River Bridge (Mauka Bridge) on Kuhio Highway (Route 56). The Wailua Beach Park lot makai (oceanside) of Kuamoo Road will be used as a staging area for the work and will be closed to the public starting Monday, Aug. 24.

The protective measures will include the installation of rip rap to protect the existing bridge piers and north abutment. The Wailua River Bridge was damaged during the heavy rains on March 27 and 28, 2020. This work will complement the scour countermeasures installed following the April 2018 floods that largely protected the piers on which they were installed.  

HDOT anticipates needing the parking lot for a period of five to six weeks.

Link to Press Release

19th Amendment Centennial Anniversary

Kauai Lane Closures for the Weekend of August 14 - August 16

KAUAI LANE CLOSURES FOR
THE WEEKEND OF AUGUST 14 – AUGUST 16 

PLEASE NOTE:

Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further
notice. 
All projects are weather permitting.

— KUHIO HIGHWAY (ROUTE 56) —

1) KAPAA (24-HOUR WORK)

Traffic on Kuhio Highway (Route 56) near mile marker 10 is shifted to
the temporary Kapaa Stream Bridge 24-hours a day, seven days a week until
further notice. For safety during the shift to the temporary bridge, right turns
off Kuhio Highway onto Mailihuna Road are not permitted. Access to Kapahi is
recommended via the Kawaihau Road or Hauala Road detours.

2) ANAHOLA (NIGHT WORK)

Single lane closure on Kuhio Highway (Route 56) in both directions
between mile markers 15.5 and 16.7, Papaa Road and Koolau Road, on Sunday
evening, August 16, through Friday morning, August 21, from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.,
for installation of rumble strip and striping work. Alternating traffic will be
routed through the open lane.

Link

COVID-19 Updates and Information: 8/13/2020

Link to PDF