Beautiful as it may seem on arrival, where are the food and the tropical fragrances at the new Mauka Concourse at Honolulu Airport (HNL)?
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Beautiful as it may seem on arrival, where are the food and the tropical fragrances at the new Mauka Concourse at Honolulu Airport (HNL)?
Maybe food trucks, or dimsum trolleys? Or express waiters, like door dash or Uber eats, with a dedicated kitchen for the terminal?
Thank you for this report…I wondered where the food concession was…Hawaii has such a diverse culinary palate it’s a shame that someone can’t step up and represent what our culture can do.
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When we flew home to SMF back in May, the Dunkin Donuts small kiosk was open. The small store in the middle of the new concourse was packed as people buy last minute souvenirs or roll the dice with their pre-packaged sandwich options. Hopefully they will add either more kiosks with food options or a few restaurants in the near future.
We need local plate lunch venue at new airport terminal. Or local lunch wagon to add Hawaii flavor/flare.
We would like to set least s coffee shop in the new area.
It would be really nice to see native Hawaiian cuisine at the airport, even the local fast food chains. All of the west coast airports are moving to local restaurants only at the airport which makes it so nice as a goodbye to your stay.
I agree completely. It was such an inspiring way to start a stay in Hawaii — walk off the plane, take a few more steps, and you’re in the warm, fragrant air of Hawaii. Sure, the fragrance is jet fuel, but still..
The new terminal just doesn’t say Hawaii. It could be anywhere. Were these the same planners working on the light rail?
Was just there and only issue I’d agree with is the loss of the plumerias. My mom was relieved at the AC; she’s local-born, but it was always a gripe for her that the airport was hot and smelled of diesel.
As for food, we rather fill our stomachs with the amazing local food than any airport or airplane food any day. We got each got a Zippy’s KFC bfast but could very well have replaced it with manapua or a musubi. If you don’t have a fridge at your hotel, Ani’s sweetbread with some Mac nuts and jerky chips would be yum too. And you can buy those ahead of time.
To the outdoors and seating, they were there just outside the Burger King/CPK foodcourt. I did find it odd how close together they were when there was room to spread out.
Back in sixties the strawberry shortcake was to die for. We used to ride bike from Makalapa to get treats.
The Daniel K Inouye airport can now boast about having the world’s most confusing passenger pickup area. Every pillar at the pickup location now has an emergency number that differs from the baggage claim number. Arriving guests and those who pick them up are constantly confused.