#Hilo International Airport
Travelers advised to plan ahead for busy Easter and Merrie Monarch Festival
The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation reminds travelers to give themselves extra time at airports statewide during Easter weekend and the 62nd annual Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo, which starts Easter Sunday, April 20, and culminates on Saturday, April 26.
$14.3M in federal grant funds awarded to Kahului Airport for apron light replacement to enhance safety
Mauiʻs Kahului Airport (OGG) will receive $14.3 million in AIP supplemental grant funds for apron light replacement for enhanced safety. Itʻs one of four airport projects identified in Hawaiʻi to improve operations.
Police respond to Hilo Airport after inert grenade found in luggage
The Hilo International Airport experienced a brief halt in operations as Hawai‘i Police Department personnel responded to a report by Transportation Security Administration staff that two items resembling grenades were detected during x-ray screening within a carry-on bag belonging to male Japanese national departing the country.
Travelers alerted of busy airports as thousands travel to Merrie Monarch Festival
The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation is alerting travelers of busy times at airports as thousands ascend to Hawai‘i Island for the Merrie Monarch Hula Festival.
Man Arrested and Charged for Attempted Theft of Airplane in Hilo
Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged 24-year-old Gabriel Arjona-Molina of Venezuela with attempted theft and other related offenses after he allegedly attempted to take an aircraft from the Hilo International Airport.
Facial Imaging Technology for COVID-19 Detection Purposes Underway at 5 Hawaiʻi Airports
Facial imaging technology is now in use at five Hawaiʻi airports to complete Phase III of the thermal temperature screening and facial imaging project designed to detect passengers with possible COVID-19 arriving on trans-Pacific flights, according to the Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT).
DOT: Airports Will be Busy this Holiday Season, Get Dropped Off
Due to an anticipated influx of travelers this holiday season, the state Department of Transportation is advising the public of limited parking spaces at airports throughout the islands.
Hawaiian Airlines Launches All-Cargo Neighbor Island Service
Hawaiian Airlines today celebrated the launch of all-cargo service between Honolulu’s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, Līhu‘e Airport and Hilo.
Kahului Airport Gets $6M for Purchase of 13 Acres
Kahului Airport will get $6.18 million to support the acquisition of 13.34 acres of privately owned land for the protection of the approach/departure airspace.
NEW CARGO FACILITY AT HILO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BREAKS GROUND
The state broke ground today on a new Hold Cargo and Light Industrial Building at Hilo International Airport. The 60,000 square-foot, steel-framed building will be used to accommodate delivery and transport of goods into Hilo. State officials with the Department of Transportation say the project also includes the construction of a 50,000 square-yard apron as […]
