State deputy sheriffs were more visible at all Hawaii airports for a few hours Friday following the fatal shooting in Los Angeles that shut down one of the nation’s busiest airports.
Derek Inoshita, state Department Transportation spokesman, said the "increased security measures" were put into place at state airports at 8 a.m.
"As more information became available regarding the incident at LAX and it was determined that there was no credible threat to Hawaii, security measures reverted back to normal levels at around 11 a.m.," transportation officials said.
Increased security measures meant that deputy sheriffs were stationed at airport parking lots, curbside and in the terminals.
At least six flights from Los Angeles to Honolulu were delayed by the shooting.
The Federal Aviation Administration issued a "ground stop" for all flights heading to Los Angeles, meaning planes at other airports couldn’t take off for the city after a gunman shot and killed a Transportation Security Adminstration officer and injured other employees.
Police said the gunman pulled an assault rifle from a bag and opened fire at about 9:20 a.m. as he entered Terminal 3 at the airport. The airport’s other terminals were also evacuated following the shooting.
Hawaiian Airlines reported that Flight 3, scheduled to depart Los Angeles at 10:45 a.m. (7:45 a.m. Hawaii time), was delayed and not scheduled to arrive in Honolulu until 5:17 p.m. Friday.
Two Delta Airlines flights to Kona and Honolulu, American Air flights to Lihue and a United Airlines flight were delayed by the incident, according to the website Flightaware.com.
Delta Airlines Flight 1299 from Los Angeles to Kona and Flight 1559 to Honolulu were affected, as was United Flight 1228 to Honolulu.
American Airlines Flight 285 to Lihue was rescheduled to depart at 6:20 p.m., about two hours late. American Airlines Flight 297 to Honolulu was delayed by about 40 minutes.
The planes for the flights were not able to land in Los Angeles on time, pushing back the Hawaii flights.
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The Associated Press and contributed to this story.
