Security Screening Wait Times Available on Displays in HNL Terminal 1

Kim Stevens Hawaii

Photo above provided by the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation or HDOT.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) has announced the availability of security checkpoint status and estimated wait times on electronic displays in Terminal 1 (formerly known as the Interisland Terminal) of the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) starting Friday, June 13.

The wait times on the displays are generated using Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology. Checkpoint status displays will be added to Terminal 2 (formerly known as the Overseas Terminal) following the completion of the Checkpoint 3 Improvements, which include new air conditioning, ceiling renovation and lighting. The completion of the Terminal 2, Checkpoint 3 improvements, is expected in late 2026 due to coordination needed to maintain checkpoint operations during construction.

Total cost of the LiDAR and communications infrastructure to the displays for the Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 checkpoints is $6 million.

For more information on planned projects to improve traveler experience at Hawai‘i airports, visit https://www.hawaiiairportsmodernization.com/projects

Kim Stevens

Kim Stevens is the publisher of State Aviation Journal, which he founded in 2009. A longtime commercial-rated pilot, he was introduced to state aviation in 1992 as Director of the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, later serving as Deputy Division Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division. From 2013 to 2018, he was Director of Communications and Operations for the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) in Washington, D.C. Relocating to North Carolina, Kim worked for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport for two years and now concentrates solely on the Journal. Prior to his aviation career, Kim spent a decade in the newspaper and magazine business.