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)?
Comfort should be priority over uniqueness. And HNL is Far from being a comfortable,user-friendly, and attractive airport.
1. Signage is horrible because of the Lack of signs AND the lack of coordinating sign design (different colors, designs).
2. It’s Hot. Tourists always complain of the Heat that comes with the outdoorsy feel.
3. Inconvenient wiki wiki people mover.
4. Lack of moving walkways, like on the mainland.
5. Lack of great eateries with a local flair
6. Worst baggage carousels in the world
The airport needs work. Lots of work
Maybe a 30 year rebuild would help. Why 30 years? Permits!
HNL doesn’t know how to keep those moving walkways in repair. Smart design, no moving walkway,no problem!
How many engineers does it take to plan and design an airport, how about architects.
I suggest more architects to be used to plan cities, they learn how to plan for peoples needs, rather than engineers who design primarily for implementation of the architects design.
Architects and their influence on our cities, is very marginalized by the political process.
Last year I had time to kill there and stopped at what I think was the only restaurant around. I was flying international so I’m not sure if it was this same concourse or not. It was a big place, and sadly the recommendation from the waitstaff was to get the nachos. They turned out to be pretty crappy 7-11 cheese sauce nachos with Kalua pig (pulled pork) on them.
Next time I would just pick up a plate lunch somewhere, or may e pick up a few spam musubi to pack in my carry on.
So perhaps the fact that the state is having a huge financial issue (and housing crisis might I add) is part of the problem….when we first moved to Oahu from the mainland, there was nowhere to rent under 1600 without 3x proof the rent…so take a guess where we ended up…
Thanks for reading!
The State of Hawaii has created their own Financial Debacles by Severely Overspending, take for just One Example the Expenditure of twobillion dollars by the Governor and Lt. Governor to find an Answer to the Homeless Indigent Problem facing the Entire State. The Answer to that Problem was that they couldn’t find one! How many low and moderate income housing rentals could have been built with $2,000,000,000.00? We will Never Know. Hawaii Needs New Governance, a totally new one, and bring Financial Stability back to the State and possibly then that Problem can be addressed. It doesn’t happen overnight. 😕
Terrible design. It doesen’t have an ” Aloha” appeal. It doesn’t feel like you are in Hawaii. Looks like poor planning,and mismanagement if money by Hawaii leaders, again…Pack your plate lunch.
$22.00 for a whopper meal at the Burger King in the airport! Ridiculous!
This. The first thing the Govt should do is force HNL vendors to use outside local pricing. I know Pittsburgh Airport does this.
Seems like all the amenities from the flights have changed drastically.. Years ago, your plane fare included a meal. No free juice offered… Pack food !!! 5-8+ hrs -a long wait between travels.
But those occasional Honey Waffle Cookies on United are Delicious!
The prices are horrifically high and the food is not good.
What??? Enclosed terminals and walkways? Landing and experiencing the open air concept with the beautiful breeze with hints of floral scents Is Hawaii! And why would I fly across the Pacific to eat at Burger King?
There is a pizza place, juice bar(close), and fast food Chinese in addition to Burger King. Not much of a food selection. We paid $36 for breakfast at BK!.
Waliking sound, there were more food places, but they looked as if they had been closed since the pandemic.
The “Floral Scent” is now provided by Glade plug ins in an attempt to cover up the airplane exhaust fumes. So much for Open Air, give everyone a break and put in Air Conditioning for the mile walk to baggage. Maybe passengers will eventually find where it is, Hawaii doesn’t have signage. Maybe they’ll print maps and charge $10.00 for them.
Because Burger King is usually the only one open.
The best place to grab a snack is in that new area. Try the place that makes smoothies to your specifications and you will not be disappointed! It’s a little take out that is on the left side as you walk to the higher numbered gates. What a delicious healthy treat thanks to their recommendations! Thanks to that unknown place that serves da best!
Why would anyone attempt to buy food at DKI with the outrageous prices! Yup, pack your own lunch!