Public invited to fourth community meeting for Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport Master Plan update

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Public invited to fourth community meeting for Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport Master Plan update

Posted on Oct 7, 2026 in Latest Department News, Newsroom

STATE OF HAWAIʻI

KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI

JOSH GREEN, M.D.

GOVERNOR

KE KIAʻĀINA

HAWAIʻI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

KA ʻOIHANA ALAKAU

ED SNIFFEN

DIRECTOR

KA LUNA HOʻOKELE

PUBLIC INVITED TO FOURTH COMMUNITY MEETING FOR ELLISON ONIZUKA KONA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MASTER PLAN UPDATE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Oct. 7, 2026

26-0411

KONA, Hawai‘i – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) is hosting its fourth and final community information meeting for the Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) Master Plan Update. The meeting will be on Wednesday, Oct. 28, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Kealakehe High School Cafeteria at 74-5000 Puohulihuli Street. A presentation will begin at 6:15 p.m. with a question-and-answer portion to follow.

The master plan is the long-range planning document used to guide future improvements at the Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport. The meeting will provide the public with an opportunity to review the preferred master plan alternative and share questions and feedback with the project team.

Anyone requiring an auxiliary aid/service, other accommodations due to a disability, or an interpreter for non-English speaking persons, is asked to contact Traci Lum, HDOT Project Manager, at 808-838-8097, or via email at [email protected] as soon as possible. Requests made as early as possible have a greater likelihood of being fulfilled. Upon request, this notice is available in alternate formats.

For project information, please visit: www.koamasterplanupdate.com.

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