Airports

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

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is encouraging high school students, between grades 9 and 12, to apply for the 2021 Pacific Summer Transportation Education Program (PAC-STEP). PAC-STEP gives students an opportunity to explore the various modes of transportation (land, sea, air, and transit) through a virtual learning environment. Classes will be held ...
Read More 2021 Pacific Summer Transportation Education Program (PAC-STEP) applications due April 15

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Airports Division has received authorization for $46.3 million in Coronavirus Relief and Response Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) for 12 state airports. CRRSA funds provide continued support for the operational costs of reducing health hazards at airports. The CRRSA concessions grant funds will be used to provide aid, such ...
Read More Coronavirus Relief and Response Supplemental Appropriations to provide economic relief for 12 state airports

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Airports Division advises Oahu residents of airfield repair work near Runway 4R-22L at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) on Monday, March 8 and Tuesday, March 9, from 3:00 p.m. to midnight. During the scheduled work hours, arriving flights will be directed to use Runway 8L which ...
Read More HNL Airfield repairs scheduled for Monday, March 8 and Tuesday, March 9

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Airports Division is waiving landing fees for scheduled commercial passenger service to Molokai and Lanai in response to decreased service due to the economic impacts of the ongoing pandemic. The waiver of landing fees is for a one-year period beginning March 1, 2021. “I am aware of ...
Read More HDOT to waive landing fees for Molokai and Lanai Airports to support air service for residents

KONA – In an effort to continuously improve the health, safety and convenience for residents and visitors, Premier Medical Group is now offering the HealthID app, powered by PERSEUS. This app allows travelers to pre-register for the secondary rapid COVID testing at Kona International Airport. Follow these simple steps to get your HealthID. Flyers containing ...
Read More PMG Rolls out HealthID app at Kona International Airport

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Airports Division advises Oahu residents that Runways 4R/22L and 8R/26L at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) will be closed for runway improvements on various nights for approximately one month beginning Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021 from 5:30 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. the following morning. The work ...
Read More Runways 4R/22L and 8R/26L to be temporarily closed overnight for construction at HNL