In addition to Sniffen, the HDOT leadership team includes Deputy Director for Administration Tammy Lee, Esq., Deputy Director for Harbors Dre Kalili, and Deputy Director for Highways Robin Shishido. Ford Fuchigami will serve as Deputy Director for Airports due to Governor Josh Green, M.D. nominating the former Deputy Director, James Kunane Tokioka, to lead the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism.
HDOT priorities for the Green Administration are improving safety, preservation, and resilience of the transportation system, supporting housing with infrastructure improvements, increasing energy and food security, climate adaptation, cost of living and economy, and sustainability of transportation funding.
The Hawaii Department of Transportation oversees the state's 2,433 miles of freeways and highways, 15 airports, and 10 commercial harbors and has 2,665 employees.
