Honolulu airport

There’s a new TSA checkpoint at Honolulu’s airport. The makai checkpoint at Daniel K Inouye International Airport will add four screening lanes — bringing the total to 10 lanes.

Holiday travel woes continue to make headlines across the country. More than 18,000 flights were delayed in the U.S. on Tuesday, and 5,000 were canceled. HPR’s Sabrina Bodon explains how mainland travel is affecting flights to, from and across the Hawaiian Islands.

A gate to Pearl Harbor was closed after three suspicious packages were found in the area. Officials say the packages that prompted the closure Monday of Borchers Gate were later deemed safe.

The Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority discussed monthly visitor figures during its board of directors meeting last week. Compared to July 2019, hotels last month saw increases of 30% or higher in key metrics — such as revenue per room and average daily room rate.

Major upgrades to Honolulu Harbor are underway — and largely keeping to schedule. PBN editor A. Kam Napier has more.

The Boston-based glider manufacturer REGENT announced on Monday it will partner with Hawaiian Electric Industries subsidiary Pacific Current and Mokulele Airlines to bring seagliders to Hawaiʻi.

A hard working local dog has been selected to be part of the 2022 Transportation Security Administration’s canine calendar. Xaira, a 3-year-old sable German shepherd, will be representing the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport as Ms. October.

Honolulu's airport ranked the third worst in North America for customer satisfaction and the second worst among large airports in annual survey of air…