Simplified Arrival for International Arrivals to Begin at Honolulu's Airport
Honolulu will be the latest U.S. city to use facial biometrics to scan international arrivals. The state Department of Transportation says the Simplified Arrival Program is coming to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport. Simplified Arrival uses facial biometrics to automate the manual document checks required for entry into the country. It also fulfills a Congressional mandate to biometrically record entry and exit of non-U.S. citizens. The Simplified Arrival program is funded and maintained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The new system will replace the airport’s current Automated...