#kona international airport
Schatz: $1B delivered to Hawaiʻi in 2025 to support Maui’s recovery, upgrade health centers, expand internet
In 2025, US Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) worked to protect Hawai‘i from significant cuts to federal funding and helped secure more than $1 billion for Hawai‘i to support Maui’s ongoing recovery, expand high-speed internet, and improve airports and infrastructure.
Coconut rhinoceros beetle follow-up treatment at Kona airport this week
The Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture, with the assistance of the County of Hawaiʻi Public Works Department, began another round of treatment of palm trees at the Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport on Tuesday, May 6, in an effort to stop the coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB) from becoming established on Hawaiʻi Island. This was a follow-up to treatment conducted last month at the airport.
Coast Guard, Hawaiʻi Life Flight transports patient from Big Island to Honolulu
Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu watchstanders received a notification at 1 p.m. Wednesday from the Hawaiʻi Department of Health, requesting transport for a 44-year-old patient who was experiencing a severe abdominal condition.
Travel Advisory Update: Some flights resume at Hawai’i airports after global technology outage
The airline communications systems impacted by a global technology outage are back online. Some flights have been able to depart Hawai‘i airports, while others were cancelled or rescheduled. Passengers should check with their airline prior to going to the airport and should expect delays.
Update/Runway reopens: HDOT shuts down airport in Kona to assess runway cracks
The runway at Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport (KOA) on the Island of Hawaiʻi has reopened and flights have resumed this morning. Air travelers are asked to check with their airline for any potential schedule impacts. The runway was closed overnight while crews worked to repave a 10 foot by 20 foot section of runway that was cracked. Transportation officials say the state was scheduled to reconstruct the entire 11,000-foot runway this year, but recent rains resulted in cracks and accelerated pavement degradation on the runway.
Hawaiian Airlines to resume daily Oakland-Kona summer service, add SFO-HNL flights
Hawaiian Airlines brings back nonstop service between Oakland and Kona on Island Hawai‘i, and is adding a second daily flight between San Francisco and Honolulu.
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.
$40.4 M Released for Kona Airport Modernization
An estimated $40.4 million in CIP funds will go toward Phase 1 of the Modernization, and will include construction to provide terminal building improvements to increase capacity, efficiency, and security for passengers.
Alaska Airlines Launches New Service from San Francisco to Kona
Alaska Airlines began nonstop service between San Francisco International Airport and Kailua-Kona International Airport on Wednesday.
JAL to Launch Kona to Tokyo Daily Non-Stop Route
Japan Airlines launches daily service between Kona International Airport at Keahole and Tokyo’s Narita International Airport on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017.
