Wiki Wiki Bus

The Wiki Wiki Shuttle is a shuttle bus system at the Honolulu International Airport. Free shuttles run every 20 to 25 minutes between 6:00 AM and 10:00 PM, carrying people and baggage between three stations located in the departure gate area.

In the Hawaiian language the word "wiki" means quick, and "wiki wiki" implies very quick. The shuttle's name inspired Ward Cunningham to call his new website technology "WikiWikiWeb", from which the concept of wiki software derives.

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.^[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 After more than three decades of operations, travelers still complain about the hot, slow, outdated buses.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

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.
• Correspondence on the Etymology of Wiki

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