Airports News

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is pleased to welcome the new China Airlines Airbus A350 aircraft to the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL). The aircraft is featured on the Honolulu-Taipei direct route that began Oct. 29, 2017. A blessing ceremony celebrated the inaugural flight prior to its departure. “We thank China ...
Read More New China Airlines aircraft begins service to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (“HDOT”) Airports Division is pleased to announce the airport system revenue bond rating is now upgraded to an A+ rating from A. All three major rating agencies are now on par with equal ratings for the Airports Division. “This ratings upgrade extends our buying power as we move ...
Read More Hawaii Airports Division receives upgraded bond rating from Fitch Ratings

HONOLULU – The Daniel K. Inouye International Airport will serve as the staging area for an emergency response exercise Friday, October 20, 2017. The exercise is a mandatory certification requirement by the Federal Aviation Administration which tests airfield disaster preparedness and response by simulating a full-scale aircraft emergency disaster. The exercise tests and evaluates the ...
Read More Daniel K. Inouye International Airport hosts Triennial Aircraft Disaster Exercise

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises Oahu residents that Runway 8R-26L will be closed at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport from 4 p.m. on Wednesday night, Sept. 20, 2017, through 7 a.m. on Thursday morning, Sept. 21, 2017, for airfield maintenance. During this time, flight patterns will be directed to Runway ...
Read More Runway 8R-26L will be closed Wednesday night Sept. 20 for airfield maintenance

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is tasked with the essential role of ensuring safe transportation facilities for the citizens of Hawaii as well as the millions of visitors to the Islands each year. HDOT also plays another critical role – that of a trustee of the State’s environmental resources which requires it ...
Read More HDOT is in compliance with environmental regulations and comments on Earthjustice’s lawsuit alleging violations

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises Oahu residents that Runway 4R-22L will be closed beginning Monday, Aug. 14, 2017, at 7:30 a.m. through Friday, Aug. 18, 2017 at 10:30 p.m. for airfield work. During this time, flight patterns will be altered to use other operational runways which may cause an increase in ...
Read More Runway 4R-22L temporarily closed at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport beginning Monday, Aug. 14, for airfield work

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Airports Division is alerting the public of traffic signal modifications impacting rental car returns at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL). The modified route is part of the scheduled improvements project to build a new Consolidated Rental Car Facility (CONRAC) on airport property. Advantage, Avis, Budget, ...
Read More Rental car return route modified to continue construction of new facility at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is pleased to announce that subcontractors and suppliers that have been owed money for completed work are now receiving payment and others will be paid. The State is using Act 19 (2017), formerly HB1022, to pay subcontractors and suppliers directly for work performed on the Hawaiian Airlines ...
Read More HDOT resolves claims of companies left unpaid by contractor

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Airports Fire Chief Martinez Jacobs, Airport Fire Chief Glen Mitchell and Assistant Chiefs John Kennedy and Raymond Vegas (Ret) received the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve’s (ESGR) Patriot Award during a ceremony on Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at 10 a.m. which took place at the ...
Read More HDOT Fire Chiefs receive Patriot Award from the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (“HDOT”) Airports Division recently received strong ratings of A+, A and A2 from Standard and Poor’s, Fitch Ratings, and Moody’s Investors Service, respectively for its Airport System Customer Facility Charge (CFC) Revenue Bonds, Series 2017A. All three rating agencies also assigned “Stable” outlooks to the CFC Revenue Bonds. ...
Read More Hawaii Airport CONRAC projects receive strong bond rating in response to positive presentation by HDOT leadership