Back to Hawaii News index

Posted: Monday, March 1st, 2004 5:25 AM HST

SUV crashes into Kahului Airport ticket counter

By Associated Press

(Kahului-AP) -- A Maui man was arrested Sunday morning after driving his S-U-V into the open-air ticket lobby of Kahului Airport and setting the vehicle on fire. No one was hurt and damage was minimal. The F-B-I and Governor Lingle say it wasn't an act of terrorism. Lingle says the 52-year-old man from Haiku went into an emotional rage because he was upset about something with a friend. The incident halted outgoing flights from Kahului and inconvenienced hundreds of travelers. Incoming flights continue to land at Maui's busiest airport. The airport was reopened for departures at 6 p-m. State Transportation Department spokesman Scott Ishikawa says smoke from the blaze caused problems with security screening equipment. (Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)