HONOLULU -- Both of Hawaii's inter-island air carriers have canceled all flights for Thursday, according to the Department of Transportation.

Hawaiian Airlines and Aloha Airlines say that they will not have any flights in Hawaii. In addition, American, Japan and Korean airlines have said thay they will not fly on Thursday either.

AIRLINE INFORMATION United: 800-241-6522 or 800-538-2929 American: 833-7600 or 800-223-5436 Hawaiian: 838-1555 Aloha: 484-1111 Island Air: 484-2222 Continental: 523-0000 or 800-523-3273 Delta: 800-325-1999 or 800-241-4141 Northwest:800-225-2525 or 800-692-2345 (Japanese) TWA: 800-221-2000 American Trans Air: 800-435-9282 Japan Air: 521-1441 or 544-8221 All Nippon: 800-235-9262 Korean Air: 800-438-5000 China Air: 955-0088 Philippine Air: 800-435-9725 Qantas: 800-227-4500 Air Canada: 800-361-8071 or 888-422-7533 Canada 3000: 877-658-3000 or 836-4716 Air New Zealand: 800-262-1234 Air Pacific: 800-227-4446 Polynesian Airlines: 842-7659

The cancellations come despite the fact that Honolulu Airport passed an inspection of new security Wednesday afternoon in an effort to reopen it after a two-day shutdown of the nation's air traffic system.

All of the nation's airports were shut down Tuesday in the wake of the attacks involving planes at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

Officials said that flights that were diverted to Hawaii will be allowed to continue to their destinations. However, the destination airports must first pass their security inspections.

Airlines are also being allowed to move empty planes.

State Transportation Department spokeswoman Marilyn Kali said that new security measures must be instituted before the airports are reopened. That includes moving so-called "sterile" areas to curbside, meaning that only ticketed passengers would be allowed past that point.

Curbside check-in will no longer be allowed.

Kali said that the individual airlines must also pass an inspection of new security measures before they can resume flights. Inter-island carriers have asked for an exception so that they may begin flying sooner.

Kali pointed out that even when Hawaii's airports are given clearance to open, there may not be airports to which to fly. Those destinations must also comply with the new security measures before they open.

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She also said that vehicles in parking garages may also be subject to search.

"We may be searching random vehicles, or all vehicles," she said.

Anyone with flight plans is encouraged to call the airlines to see if their flight will be allowed to fly (see sidebar, right, for phone numbers). Transportation officials say to expect long delays when flights are allowed to fly.

A total of eight international trans-Pacific flights bound for the mainland were allowed to land Tuesday at Honolulu International Airport since they did not have enough fuel to fly to any other major airport. The Hawaii Air National Guard scrambled F-15 fighter jets to escort the airliners onto the runways.

Airports on all islands were shut down Tuesday, along with all other airports in the country. Bomb-sniffing dogs were sent in to search the entire Honolulu Airport concourse and other parts for potential explosives.

Local Events Affected

Saturday's University of Hawaii football game on the road against Nevada has been postponed because of the FAA ban on commerical flying (for more, click here).

All Oahu Interscholastic Association sporting events have been canceled through the weekend. Interscholastic League of Honolulu officials said that they are considering canceling all games through the weekend should President Bush call for a national day of mourning.

Officials for the Aloha Festivals said that this weekend's planned Waikiki Hoolaulea and Saturday's Aloha Festivals Floral Parade are expected go on as scheduled.

The celebrations will proceed with the support of the city and local military officials, according to spokeswoman Debra Sharkey.

"We really thinking it's important to return to a sense of normalcy," Sharkey said. "Aloha Festivals has always been about celebrating Hawaii's cultural diversity and a lot of tolerance, and we thought that it would be an important symbol to reassure the community."

Sharkey acknowledged that several groups that had planned to participate in the parade will likely not arrive because of the travel restrictions. It is also possible, Sharkey said, that neighbor island participants will not be allowed to fly to Oahu by Saturday.

Schools Situation
All public schools and universities will be open Wednesday with the exception of schools on Army installations, which will be open to teachers and staff only. Schools on Air Force bases will be open.

Schools that will remain closed to students Thursday include:

Wheeler Elementary School

Wheeler Intermediate School

Hale Kua Elementary School (Schofield Barracks)

Solomon Elementary School (Schofield Barracks)

Shafter Elementary School

Makalapa Elementary, which was closed Monday because of students complaining of itching and rashes, will reopen Thursday. Health Department officials found no chemicals or insects that could have affected the students.

Gov. Ben Cayetano has ordered the state flag to be flown at half-staff in mourning of those killed in the attacks. The order will stand until further notice.