HONOLULU (KHON2) — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration announced $5.2 million for port improvements in Hawaii under a new Bipartisan Infrastructure Law program.

In an effort to reduce heavy traffic on Nimitz Highway, the state is launching a pilot program to re-route truckers heading to the port on barge days.

The ports in Honolulu, Kahului (Maui), Nawiliwili (Kauai) and Hilo (island of Hawaii) aren't near top sights. Additionally, Kona, also on Hawaii, is a tender port where ships anchor offshore and ...

Before the era of package tours and charter flights, visitors to the U.S. territory of Hawai'i traveled by steamship, docking at Honolulu ... in this strategic port as were the beach boys of ...