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Hawai’i airports brace for an influx of interisland passengers traveling to Hilo for the 63rd annual Merrie Monarch Festival, ongoing until April 11.

TSA ConfirmID enables travelers to verify their identity before arriving at the security checkpoint, for a $45 fee, with the process typically taking 10 to 15 minutes, though it could require 30 minutes or more in some cases.

Despite a federal government shutdown, travel to the Hawaiian Islands remains largely unaffected, with essential services such as air traffic control and TSA operations continuing.

State Department of Transportation personnel at Hilo International Airport have worked with Transportation Security Administration staff in anticipation of the increased number of travelers heading to the Big Island for the 62nd annual Merrie Monarch Festival.

Hawaiʻi County reminds residents that REAL ID requirement to board domestic flights and access certain federal facilities goes into effect May 7, encourages Big Islanders to make sure they are compliant now.

Hawai‘i Department of Transportation advises Thanksgiving air travelers to plan ahead and give themselves extra time with more people and limited parking expected.

During the past few days, people have taken to social media to complain about long security lines at the airport; Hawai‘i Department of Transportation, Transportation Security Administration quiet about how equipment problems are being addressed.

41-year-old Akito Fukushima of Kanazawa, Japan, who was departing the country early Tuesday morning when the grenades were detected in his bag, was arrested for first-degree terroristic threatening and transported to to the East Hawai’i Detention Facility in Hilo. He remains in custody.

Key among Gov. Green’s initiatives is the expansion of Global Entry for Japanese citizens. Global Entry, a trusted traveler program administered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, expedites the customs and immigration process for pre-approved, low-risk travelers upon arrival in the United States.

While the security line appeared daunting, with more than 300 people in a line that snaked three rows outside and inside like a Disney World ride, it moved efficiently fast early Friday afternoon.

This was one of two incidents within the past two weeks at two of Hawai‘i’s airports where Transportation Security Administration officers discovered prohibited items concealed on the bodies of travelers during a routine screening at the security checkpoint.

The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation is notifying Hawaiʻi residents of a printing error affecting some driver’s licenses and state identification cards that were issued in February 2023.

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Those who use and work in public transportation and transportation hubs will continue to be required to wear masks for at least another two weeks.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hiring Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) to work at three airports in Hawaii including Kahului Airport (OGG) on Maui; Lihue Airport (LIH) on Kauai; and Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport (KOA).

The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation in coordination with the Transportation Security Administration released information on Thursday pertinent to the transition.

Officials with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018, highlighted its Passenger Screening Canines (PSCs).

Emergency response exercise drills will be taking place at Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport in Keahole on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017.

The device used as protection against sharks was one of two prohibited items seized at Hawaii airports this past week.

The court overturned the conviction of a Kona man arrested while trying to take cannabis on board a flight to Honolulu.