VISUAL MARKINGS NOT PLACED ON TEMPORARILY CLOSED RWY AT HNL.

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RWY 8R WAS CLOSED PER NOTAM. BARRIER MAINT. MONTHLY CLOSURE. RECENT BRIEFINGS BY HCF MGMNT INDICATES THE MANDATORY USE OF X'S TO CLOSE RWYS DURING EXTENDED CLOSURES; WHILE ON POSITION; THE LOCAL CTLR QUERIED THE OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR AS TO WHY THERE WERE NO X'S POSTED AT THE ENDS OF RWY 8R/26L. THE OPS SUPVR CALLED STATE DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE ANSWER GIVEN WAS; 'THE X'S ARE BROKEN.' I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTED IN THE NOTAM. THERE WERE NO MISHAPS; HOWEVER; THIS WRITER AND THE LOCAL CTLR HAD TO ENSURE VIGILANCE OF MAKING SURE NO OTHER ACFT ACCIDENTALLY LINED UP WITH RWY 8R VS RWY 8L. THE STATE DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION SHOULD BE MORE RESPONSIBLE TO ENSURE SAFETY AT THIS ARPT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT RWY 8R IS CLOSED FOR TWO HRS ON THE 1ST; 2ND; AND 3RD TUE OF EACH MONTH FOR BARRIER MAINT PER NOTAM. RPTR STATED THAT WHENEVER STATE DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION PERSONNEL ARE QUERIED REGARDING THE ABSENCE OF THE VISUAL RWY CLOSURE INDICATORS (X'S); THEY ARE RPTED TO BE 'BROKEN.' RPTR STATED THAT HE BELIEVES THAT THE SDOT PERSONNEL DO NOT WANT TO BE BOTHERED WITH PLACEMENT OF THE X'S FOR SHORT RWY CLOSURE PERIODS.