The state unveiled a newly-renovated ticketing lobby at Honolulu International Airport Thursday.
The state’s goal was to modernize the airport while incorporating Hawaii’s unique cultural and natural environment in the design.
The renovated and redesigned Lobby 8 in the main terminal building includes a brightly colored back wall made of cast glass, depicting the Pacific Ocean, and a “wave” wall made of shaped wood above the entire lobby.
“The ticketing lobbies at Honolulu International Airport have remained largely unchanged for decades and look like they could be located in any airport in the world,” said Department of Transportation Director, Glenn Okimoto. “Now, when you enter Lobby 8, you know that you are still in Hawaii, thanks to its stunning Pacific Ocean theme.”
DOTA engineers are working on a similar Hawaiian Islands theme for Lobby 7 and work is expected to begin by the end of the year.
The long-range plan is to renovate and redesign Lobbies 4, 5 and 6, also with the “Hawaiian” sense-of-place theme.
Renovation work at Lobby 8 also included creating more open area by demolishing old, termite damaged ticket counters and the installation of 46 new, state-of-art ticketing counter positions and informational video displays.
The lobby renovation is a part of the In-line Explosive Detection System installation, currently underway at the Honolulu Airport.
The $66 million EDS Integration Improvements Project started in July 2010 and is scheduled to be complete in January 2013.
It includes 16 in-line explosive detection machines provided by the Transportation Security Administration in Lobbies 4, 5, 7 and 8, four explosive trace detection rooms, construction of a new baggage handling system and the modernization of the existing ticket lobbies.
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