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Pickup and drop-off at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport

Honolulu, United StatesIATA: HNLICAO: PHNL

Where you can drop someone off, pick someone up, wait or meet at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, according to the official sources. Each spot lists only the verified actions; anything missing is unknown.

Picking someone up

Picking someone up

Where someone can get in, where you can wait or meet inside, and when short-stay parking is needed.

Terminal curbs

Kiss & Ride
Where
Terminal curbs (right by the terminal)

Picking upPermittedWhen your passengers have retrieved their luggage, exited the baggage claim area and are waiting at the curb, they can call you on your cell phone and you may proceed directly to curbside pick-up. Curbs are reserved for active loading and unloading of passengers and luggage; airport security strictly enforces the no parking ban.

Cell Phone Waiting Areas

Park and come inside
Where
Diamond Head Cell Phone Area, on Aolele Street near the intersection with Lagoon Drive · Ewa Cell Phone Waiting Area, on Service Road A near the Airport Post Office

WaitingPermitted · at most 60 minutesFree within 60 minutes.Drivers waiting to pick up arriving passengers may wait in the Cell Phone Waiting areas without charge for up to one hour: Diamond Head, on Aolele Street near Lagoon Drive, and Ewa, on Service Road A near the Airport Post Office (intersection of Nimitz Highway and Aolele Street). The lots are first-come, first-served. The driver must stay inside their vehicle while waiting; unattended vehicles will be cited and towed. No commercial vehicles are permitted.

Public parking garages

Park and come inside
Where
International Parking Garage, directly across from the International Arrivals Building (right by the terminal) · Terminal 2 Parking Garage, directly across from Terminal 2 (right by the terminal) · Terminal 1 Parking Garage, adjacent to Terminal 1 (right by the terminal)

Picking upPermittedFree within 15 minutes.If you are picking up an arriving passenger, you can park in one of the public parking lots and find your passenger in the Baggage Claim Area. Parking for less than 15 minutes is free.

Dropping someone off

Dropping someone off

Where someone can get out quickly, and where you park if you want to come inside.

Terminal curbs

Kiss & Ride
Where
Terminal curbs (right by the terminal)

Dropping offPermittedCurbs are reserved for active loading and unloading of passengers and luggage. Airport security strictly enforces the no parking ban.

Cell Phone Waiting Areas

Park and come inside
Where
Diamond Head Cell Phone Area, on Aolele Street near the intersection with Lagoon Drive · Ewa Cell Phone Waiting Area, on Service Road A near the Airport Post Office

WaitingPermitted · at most 60 minutesFree within 60 minutes.Drivers waiting to pick up arriving passengers may wait in the Cell Phone Waiting areas without charge for up to one hour: Diamond Head, on Aolele Street near Lagoon Drive, and Ewa, on Service Road A near the Airport Post Office (intersection of Nimitz Highway and Aolele Street). The lots are first-come, first-served. The driver must stay inside their vehicle while waiting; unattended vehicles will be cited and towed. No commercial vehicles are permitted.

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SourcesWhere this comes fromChecked on the airport's official website on October 8, 2026.