The Wiki Wiki Shuttle is a shuttle bus system that transports people from airplanes to passenger loading terminals at the Honolulu International Airport. Honolulu International Airport is the principal aviation gateway of the City & County of Honolulu and the State of Hawaii and is identified as one of the busiest The free shuttle arrives every 20 to 25 minutes between 6:00AM and ends at 10:00PM, carrying people and baggage among three terminals.
In the Hawaiian language the word "wiki" means quick, and "wiki wiki" implies very quick. The Hawaiian language (Hawaiian ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i) is an Austronesian language that takes its name from Hawai'i, the largest island in the tropical The shuttle's name inspired Ward Cunningham to call his new website technology "WikiWikiWeb", from which the concept of wiki software derives. WikiWikiWeb (also known as WardsWiki) was the first Wiki application ever written A wiki is a page or collection of Web pages designed to enable anyone who accesses it to contribute or modify content using a simplified Markup language.
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Ceasing of operations
In November 2007, local media reported that the shuttle will be replaced by an air-conditioned walkway by the end of 2008. A walkway is a composite or umbrella term for all formal surfaces supporting walking [1]
The airport is moving away from dependence on the Wiki Wiki buses, which were put in place in February 1970 as "an interim measure". After more than three decades of operations, travelers still complain about the hot, slow, outdated buses. As was reported to the press, not only are the buses somewhat inconvenient and uncomfortable, they also put a huge strain on the building structure due to their weight and level of activity. [2]
References
- ^ Honolulu's airport to replace Wiki-Wiki system. KPUA/Associated Press (November 8, 2007). KPUA (670 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format The Associated Press ( AP) is an American News agency. The AP is a Cooperative owned by its contributing Newspapers radio Retrieved on 2007-11-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St
- ^ Robbie Dingeman (April 8, 2007). Honolulu airport getting $2.3B makeover. The Honolulu Advertiser. The Honolulu Advertiser is the largest daily Newspaper in the American state of Hawai{{okina}}i. Retrieved on 2008-03-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving
See also
- Chance RT-52, the bus used in the WikiWiki bus line
- TheBus, the public transportation service of Honolulu
- How wiki sites gained their name
External links
- The Wikimentary - A documentary about the wiki phenomenon. The Chance RT-52 is a small Bus built by Chance Coach Inc measuring only in length The Bus, also trademarked as TheBus, is the Public transportation service of the City & County of Honolulu in the United Honolulu is the Capital and most populous Census-designated place (CDP in the U A wiki is a page or collection of Web pages designed to enable anyone who accesses it to contribute or modify content using a simplified Markup language.
- Correspondence on the Etymology of Wiki
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