Function of Highways Division

Plans, designs and supervises the construction and maintenance of the State Highway System.

1. Selects, designates or lays out, in accordance with the requirements of the Federal Highway Act, a system or systems of highways in the State upon which Federal-Aid funds may or are to be expended together with State and/or county funds.
   
2. Alters, modifies or revises such highway systems or any portion or portions thereof as may be required by the Federal Highway Administrator under the provisions of the Federal-Aid Highway Act.
   
3. Prepares and submits for approval to the Administrator the Federal-Aid Highway Act, project statements of proposed construction or reconstruction of any Federal-Aid highway system or portion thereof; prepares surveys, plans, specifications and estimates as are required by project statements; undertakes, enters into contracts for and supervises the construction of these Federal-Aid highway projects.
   
4. Maintains and/or directs and supervises the maintenance of highways upon which Federal-Aid funds have been expended.
   

5. Negotiates for and supervises engineering consultant work for the Division.

   Contact Person:

   Glenn M. Yasui Highways Administrator 869 Punchbowl Street, Room 513 Honolulu, Hawaii  96813

   Phone: (808) 587-2220 FAX:    (808) 587-2340 EMail: glenn.yasui@hawaii.gov