{"id":502,"date":"2008-10-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-10-16T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"\/2008\/10\/16\/honolulu-international-airport\/"},"modified":"2024-01-08T11:15:46","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T21:15:46","slug":"honolulu-international-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/honolulu-international-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel K. Inouye International Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/OahuAirport.jpg\" alt=\"OahuAirport\" width=\"720\" height=\"479\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/OahuAirport.jpg 720w, https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/OahuAirport-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Though one of the 20 busiest in the world, Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL), formerly known as the Honolulu International Airport, is surprisingly easy to navigate when you&#8217;re island-hopping or arriving in or departing from the islands.<\/p>\n<p>HNL offers non-stop departures to many major locations, both internationally and on the mainland United States, as well as inter-island flights to neighbor island airports, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kahului Airport, Kapalua Airport and Hana Airport on Maui<\/li>\n<li>Lihu\u2019e Airport on Kaua\u2019i<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/big-island-airports\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kona International Airport at Keahole, Hilo International Airport<\/a> and Waimea-Kohala Airport on the Big Island<\/li>\n<li>Lana\u2019i Airport on Lana\u2019i<\/li>\n<li>Molokai Airport and Kalaupapa Airport on Molokai<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Who Was Daniel K. Inouye?<\/h2>\n<p>Hawaii&#8217;s largest airport is named after late Hawaii Senator Daniel K. Inouye, who served as a senator for more than 49 years, until his death in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Inouye was president pro tempore from 2010-2012, making him third in line of presidential succession and the highest-ranking public official of Asian descent in United States history.<\/p>\n<p>Honolulu International Airport was <a href=\"https:\/\/hidot.hawaii.gov\/airports\/hawaiis-biggest-airport-officially-renamed-daniel-k-inouye-international-airport\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">officially renamed in honor of Inouye in 2017<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Though one of the 20 busiest in the world, Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL), formerly known as the Honolulu International Airport, is surprisingly easy to navigate when you&#8217;re island-hopping or arriving in or departing from the islands. 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