11 thoughts on “Kauai Airport Plans Run Afoul Due To Opposition”
George H
Just because an opposition group is vocal it does not represent the will of the people. Locals and visitors alike use the airport and we all deserve a safe, clean, up to date and efficiently operated airport.
if you don’t like it don’t come here there’s too many people arriving daily,and too many cars on the road,put a cap on how many people can visit from the mainland, rude,they go too fast on our small roads,they are not freeways,and don’t forget,respect the local peoples, we want you just not that many,how many mainland airplanes land in lihue on a daily basis?,I’ve never seen the garden island so abused, let the island rest, fish n poi sound good to me,aloha..
Not at all surprising that there woul be opposition to what is viewed as expanding tourism. What is odd is opposing safety improvements to runways that Locals need as much as tourists.
Thanks for the great reporting!
We have flown into LiHue for over 20 years without any problems!! It is a small airport with a huge following. Do only what is needed to keep things running smooth. Thank you, Rick Gloria T.
Once again Hawaiian style Nimby is shown to be alive and again stopping needed improvements this time at the airport! Way past time for the state and local leaders to tell those in opposition to go pound sand and move forward without their blessing!
Kauai is A mess! Who are the people running this island? Seems to me a leadership change is very much needed. Also I hear the police are largely corrupt… problematic to say the least. Time to clean things up!!!
Everything about Lihue airport is out of date, from Security, check-in counters, the common waiting area, restaurants, insufficient number of gates, to the gate areas themselves that cannot accommodate all the passengers for almost any given airplane. And then the baggage claim area where it can take half an hour after gate arrival for bags to arrive. Why is that, when the county racks in millions of dollars every year in tourist fees and taxes, on top of the landing fees the airlines must pay. But what else would you expect from the worthless Kauai administration, the one that has let the eyesore that was the fabulous Coco Palms to remain in a decrepit state, 30 years after it was destroyed? Sorry for venting, but I hope I’m not alone.
Clear there are not enough gates at Lihue or Maui. And there are not enough entry access gates. am sure
There was a time when inter-isle flight from Maui to Lihue did not have huge back ups. Some how they were able to make life much easier for folks flying inter-isle vs flying back to the Main land from Maui. This year that was certainly not the case and back up for into-isle was just as difficult as main land flights. I liked the old procedure. We would fly to Lihue to avoid the Maui mainland flight backup. Likely to skip Lihue next trip to Maui since the inter-isle board back up is just as back as flight to Mainland.
The question, Could HDOT-A impose a slot limitation scheme on LIH similar to that of SNA or even LGB in California. Airlines would have to bid for slots and the award is put out by the authority – HDOT-A Kauai.
An idea to get around the limited or no-expansion thing of LIH.
Just because an opposition group is vocal it does not represent the will of the people. Locals and visitors alike use the airport and we all deserve a safe, clean, up to date and efficiently operated airport.
if you don’t like it don’t come here there’s too many people arriving daily,and too many cars on the road,put a cap on how many people can visit from the mainland, rude,they go too fast on our small roads,they are not freeways,and don’t forget,respect the local peoples, we want you just not that many,how many mainland airplanes land in lihue on a daily basis?,I’ve never seen the garden island so abused, let the island rest, fish n poi sound good to me,aloha..
Not at all surprising that there woul be opposition to what is viewed as expanding tourism. What is odd is opposing safety improvements to runways that Locals need as much as tourists.
Thanks for the great reporting!
We have flown into LiHue for over 20 years without any problems!! It is a small airport with a huge following. Do only what is needed to keep things running smooth. Thank you, Rick Gloria T.
Once again Hawaiian style Nimby is shown to be alive and again stopping needed improvements this time at the airport! Way past time for the state and local leaders to tell those in opposition to go pound sand and move forward without their blessing!
I applaud the plans to make the runways safer and remodel the interior but leave the rest alone . Flying to and from Hawaii is a throwback I like!
Kauai is A mess! Who are the people running this island? Seems to me a leadership change is very much needed. Also I hear the police are largely corrupt… problematic to say the least. Time to clean things up!!!
Everything about Lihue airport is out of date, from Security, check-in counters, the common waiting area, restaurants, insufficient number of gates, to the gate areas themselves that cannot accommodate all the passengers for almost any given airplane. And then the baggage claim area where it can take half an hour after gate arrival for bags to arrive. Why is that, when the county racks in millions of dollars every year in tourist fees and taxes, on top of the landing fees the airlines must pay. But what else would you expect from the worthless Kauai administration, the one that has let the eyesore that was the fabulous Coco Palms to remain in a decrepit state, 30 years after it was destroyed? Sorry for venting, but I hope I’m not alone.
Clear there are not enough gates at Lihue or Maui. And there are not enough entry access gates. am sure
There was a time when inter-isle flight from Maui to Lihue did not have huge back ups. Some how they were able to make life much easier for folks flying inter-isle vs flying back to the Main land from Maui. This year that was certainly not the case and back up for into-isle was just as difficult as main land flights. I liked the old procedure. We would fly to Lihue to avoid the Maui mainland flight backup. Likely to skip Lihue next trip to Maui since the inter-isle board back up is just as back as flight to Mainland.
The question, Could HDOT-A impose a slot limitation scheme on LIH similar to that of SNA or even LGB in California. Airlines would have to bid for slots and the award is put out by the authority – HDOT-A Kauai.
An idea to get around the limited or no-expansion thing of LIH.
Those restrictions are controlled at the federal level, not the state. So that would be FAA, which is overseen by the Department of Transportation.