{"id":6459,"date":"2026-02-27T17:15:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T03:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/tgiclassifieds\/legal-notices\/public-notices\/0001521060-01\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T17:15:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T03:15:02","slug":"0001521060-01","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/tgiclassifieds\/legal-notices\/public-notices\/0001521060-01\/","title":{"rendered":"0001521060-01"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font size=\"2\" color=\"#000000\"><b>PUBLIC NOTICE<br \/>\nLIHU&#8217;E AIRPORT OPTIMIZATION PLAN &#8211; PUBLIC MEETINGS<\/p>\n<p><\/b><\/font><font size=\"2\" color=\"#000000\">The Hawai&#8217;i Department of Transportation (HDOT) will hold a series of <\/font><font size=\"2\" color=\"#000000\"><b>public meetings<\/b><\/font><font size=\"2\" color=\"#000000\"> to provide information to the community about the <\/font><font size=\"2\" color=\"#000000\"><b>Lihu&#8217;e Airport Optimization Plan (LAOP) <\/b><\/font><font size=\"2\" color=\"#000000\">and to offer an opportunity for public input.<\/p>\n<p>As the only commercial service airport on Kaua&#8217;i, Lihu&#8217;e Airport plays a critical role in supporting residents, visitors, cargo, and emergency services. Based on previous feedback received and earlier studies, HDOT launched the Lihu&#8217;e Airport Optimization Plan to take a more focused and direct approach to addressing current airport challenges.<\/p>\n<p>The purpose of the LAOP is to optimize existing airport facilities to improve safety, enhance operational efficiency and environmental sustainability, and improve the passenger experience, while remaining responsive to community values and concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Community members are invited to attend any of the following meetings to learn more about the project&#8217;s goals and objectives and to provide input on proposed improvements. The same information will be presented at each meeting and a recording of the presentation and the meeting materials will be posted at the project website&#058; <\/font><font size=\"2\" color=\"#000000\"><b><u>www.lihoptimizationplan.com<\/b><\/u><\/font><font size=\"2\" color=\"#000000\">. There will also be an online comment collector so that those who cannot attend in person will still be able to share their mana&#8217;o!<\/p>\n<p><\/font><font size=\"2\" color=\"#000000\"><b>PUBLIC MEETING SCHEDULE<br \/>\nTuesday, March 3, 2026<br \/>\n<\/b><\/font><font size=\"2\" color=\"#000000\">6&#058;00 &#8211; 7&#058;30 p.m.<br \/>\nKilauea Elementary School Cafeteria<br \/>\n2440 Kolo Rd, Kilauea<\/p>\n<p><\/font><font size=\"2\" color=\"#000000\"><b>Wednesday, March 4, 2026<br \/>\n<\/b><\/font><font size=\"2\" color=\"#000000\">12&#058;00 &#8211; 1&#058;30 p.m.<br \/>\nCounty Planning Commission Hearing Room<br \/>\n4444 Rice St, Lihu&#8217;e<\/p>\n<p><\/font><font size=\"2\" color=\"#000000\"><b>Wednesday, March 4, 2026<br \/>\n<\/b><\/font><font size=\"2\" color=\"#000000\">6&#058;00 &#8211; 7&#058;30 p.m.<br \/>\nMahelona Hospital Auditorium<br \/>\n4800 Kawaihau Rd, Kapa&#8217;a<\/p>\n<p><\/font><font size=\"2\" color=\"#000000\"><b>Thursday, March 5, 2026<br \/>\n<\/b><\/font><font size=\"2\" color=\"#000000\">6&#058;00 &#8211; 7&#058;30 p.m.<br \/>\nKoloa Neighborhood Center<br \/>\n3461B Weliweli Rd, Koloa<\/p>\n<p>Requests for project information should be sent to Ms. Traci Lum, HDOT Airports Project Manager, 400 Rodgers Blvd., Suite 700, Honolulu, HI 96819-1880; phone&#058; 808-838-8817; or email&#058; <\/font><font size=\"2\" color=\"#000000\"><u>traci.h.lum@hawaii.gov<\/u><\/font><font size=\"2\" color=\"#000000\">.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone requiring an auxiliary aid&#047;service, other accommodations due to a disability, or an interpreter for non-English speaking persons, is asked to contact Traci Lum 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. <br \/>\n(TGI1521060       2&#047;25, 2&#047;28&#047;26)<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PUBLIC NOTICE LIHU&#8217;E AIRPORT OPTIMIZATION PLAN &#8211; PUBLIC MEETINGS The Hawai&#8217;i Department of Transportation (HDOT) will hold a series of public meetings to provide information to the community about the Lihu&#8217;e Airport Optimization Plan (LAOP) and to offer an opportunity for public input. As the only commercial service airport on Kaua&#8217;i, Lihu&#8217;e Airport plays a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-public-notices"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>0001521060-01 - The Garden Island Classifieds<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/tgiclassifieds\/legal-notices\/public-notices\/0001521060-01\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"0001521060-01 - The Garden Island Classifieds\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"PUBLIC NOTICE LIHU&#8217;E AIRPORT OPTIMIZATION PLAN &#8211; PUBLIC MEETINGS The Hawai&#8217;i Department of Transportation (HDOT) will hold a series of public meetings to provide information to the community about the Lihu&#8217;e Airport Optimization Plan (LAOP) and to offer an opportunity for public input. As the only commercial service airport on Kaua&#8217;i, Lihu&#8217;e Airport plays a [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/tgiclassifieds\/legal-notices\/public-notices\/0001521060-01\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Garden Island Classifieds\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-02-28T03:15:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\\\/tgiclassifieds\\\/legal-notices\\\/public-notices\\\/0001521060-01\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\\\/tgiclassifieds\\\/legal-notices\\\/public-notices\\\/0001521060-01\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"\",\"@id\":\"\"},\"headline\":\"0001521060-01\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-28T03:15:02+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\\\/tgiclassifieds\\\/legal-notices\\\/public-notices\\\/0001521060-01\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":346,\"articleSection\":[\"Public Notices\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\\\/tgiclassifieds\\\/legal-notices\\\/public-notices\\\/0001521060-01\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\\\/tgiclassifieds\\\/legal-notices\\\/public-notices\\\/0001521060-01\\\/\",\"name\":\"0001521060-01 - The Garden Island Classifieds\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\\\/tgiclassifieds\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-28T03:15:02+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\\\/tgiclassifieds\\\/legal-notices\\\/public-notices\\\/0001521060-01\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\\\/tgiclassifieds\\\/legal-notices\\\/public-notices\\\/0001521060-01\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\\\/tgiclassifieds\\\/legal-notices\\\/public-notices\\\/0001521060-01\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\\\/tgiclassifieds\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"0001521060-01\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\\\/tgiclassifieds\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\\\/tgiclassifieds\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Garden Island Classifieds\",\"description\":\"Advertise on Kauai&#039;s best-read news website\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\\\/tgiclassifieds\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"0001521060-01 - The Garden Island Classifieds","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/tgiclassifieds\/legal-notices\/public-notices\/0001521060-01\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"0001521060-01 - The Garden Island Classifieds","og_description":"PUBLIC NOTICE LIHU&#8217;E AIRPORT OPTIMIZATION PLAN &#8211; PUBLIC MEETINGS The Hawai&#8217;i Department of Transportation (HDOT) will hold a series of public meetings to provide information to the community about the Lihu&#8217;e Airport Optimization Plan (LAOP) and to offer an opportunity for public input. As the only commercial service airport on Kaua&#8217;i, Lihu&#8217;e Airport plays a [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/tgiclassifieds\/legal-notices\/public-notices\/0001521060-01\/","og_site_name":"The Garden Island Classifieds","article_published_time":"2026-02-28T03:15:02+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/tgiclassifieds\/legal-notices\/public-notices\/0001521060-01\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/tgiclassifieds\/legal-notices\/public-notices\/0001521060-01\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"0001521060-01","datePublished":"2026-02-28T03:15:02+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/tgiclassifieds\/legal-notices\/public-notices\/0001521060-01\/"},"wordCount":346,"articleSection":["Public Notices"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/tgiclassifieds\/legal-notices\/public-notices\/0001521060-01\/","url":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/tgiclassifieds\/legal-notices\/public-notices\/0001521060-01\/","name":"0001521060-01 - The Garden Island Classifieds","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/tgiclassifieds\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-02-28T03:15:02+00:00","author":{"@id":""},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/tgiclassifieds\/legal-notices\/public-notices\/0001521060-01\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/tgiclassifieds\/legal-notices\/public-notices\/0001521060-01\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/tgiclassifieds\/legal-notices\/public-notices\/0001521060-01\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/tgiclassifieds\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"0001521060-01"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/tgiclassifieds\/#website","url":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/tgiclassifieds\/","name":"The Garden Island Classifieds","description":"Advertise on Kauai&#039;s best-read news website","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/tgiclassifieds\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/tgiclassifieds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/tgiclassifieds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/tgiclassifieds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/tgiclassifieds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6459"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/tgiclassifieds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6459\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/tgiclassifieds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/tgiclassifieds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/tgiclassifieds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}