Airports

HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) Airports Division and the Department of Public Safety advise the public of an uptick in auto thefts involving unsecured vehicles from airport parking lots. As of July 21, there have been 13 vehicles stolen from parking lots at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL). Of those ...
Read More Joint news release: Auto anti-theft measures at Hawaii airports

HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) must ensure Hawai‘i’s transportation facilities can operate safely fulfilling the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) flight safety and airport security requirements, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) security monitoring requirements, and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) worker safety regulations. In addition to this responsibility, HDOT serves as a trustee ...
Read More HDOT outlines actions taken to protect endangered seabirds at airports and harbors

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Airports Division notifies Oahu residents that Runway 8R-26L will be closed at the Daniel K. Inouye International (HNL) from 8 p.m. on Thursday night, June 17, 2021, through 4 a.m. on Friday morning, June 18, 2021, for repair work. During closure hours, departure flights will be rerouted ...
Read More HNL Runway 8R-26L closed for repair work on Thursday night, June 17

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) informs Molokaʻi of a planned nighttime medevac exercise Wednesday, June 2, at Kalaupapa Airport. The exercise will involve an American Medical Response (AMR) helicopter simulating an evacuation of a critically injured person. The drill is scheduled to happen at 7:45 p.m. and should take approximately 30 minutes. ...
Read More Kalaupapa Airport night medevac exercise June 2

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) encourages anyone flying into or out of Hawaii airports to expect a busy summer travel season. Preliminary visitor statistics show 23,423 passengers arrived in Hawaii on May 23, which is approximately 70-percent of pre-COVID numbers (source: http://dbedt.hawaii.gov/visitor/dailypax-dashboard/). Given the current trends, HDOT offers the following air travel ...
Read More HDOT summer air travel tips

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) wants to alert people of airfield work scheduled to be done at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) Airport on Wednesday, June 2 and Thursday, June 3. The work in the area of runway 8R/26L will take place between 3 pm and midnight on these dates. ...
Read More Runway work may result in aircraft noise over downtown Honolulu

Facial imaging equipment now operational at Hawaii’s major airports HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Airports Division announces the operation of Phase III of the thermal temperature screening and facial imaging project at Hawaii’s five major airports that accept trans-Pacific flights. Phase III consisted of the installation of the facial imaging technology that ...
Read More HDOT and Team NEC Complete Phase III of Airport Thermal Screening Project

Improvements in international traveler processing at Daniel K. Inouye International (HNL) expected through Customs and Border Protection’s Simplified Arrival Program. HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) announces that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is beginning the Simplified Arrival Program at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL). Simplified Arrival is an ...
Read More Simplified Arrival to replace Automated Passport Control kiosks at HNL

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Airports Division advises Oahu residents that Runways 4R-22L will be closed on Sunday through Thursday evening over the next six weeks for runway lighting improvements at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL), from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. the following morning. During closure hours, arriving and ...
Read More Runways 4R-22L will be closed overnight for construction at HNL for six weeks

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) encourages persons planning to fly into or from Hawaiʻi’s Airports to prepare for a busy summer travel season. Preliminary visitor statistics show an average of 20,906 passengers arriving daily, which is approximately 70-percent of pre-COVID numbers (source: http://dbedt.hawaii.gov/visitor/dailypax-dashboard/). Given the current trends, HDOT recommends that departing travelers ...
Read More Busy summer travel season expected