JOE:
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS IN
HAWAII...HIS FIRST VISIT TO
PEARL HARBOR AND TAKING A TOUR
OF THE U-
AIR FORCE 1 TOUCHED DOWN SHORTLY
AFTER 1
O-CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON - WHICH
WE LIVED
HE PARTICIPATED IN A BRIEFING AT
THE UNITED
TOURING THE U-S-S ARIZONA
MEMORIAL.
WE'VE BEEN WARNING YOU ALL WEEK
THAT HIS
VISIT WOULD CAUSE MAJOR TRAFFIC
DELAYS IN
AND AROUND THE H1 FREEWAY AND
WAIKIKI..WHERE HE IS STAYING.
AND THAT WAS APPARENT THIS
AFTERNOON.
WE HAVE REPORTS TONIGHT DEALING
WITH
WHO JOINS US FROM NEAR PEARL
HARBOR. MANOLO?
MANOLO:
JOE I AM HERE BY THE ENTRANCE TO
THE
ARIZONA MEMORIAL. THERE WERE
TRAFFIC
It was a test of patience for
but instead had to sit through
the backlog this afternoon.
JAMES MAKUAKANE, DRIVER: very
earlier or later.
James Makuakane tells me it took
him two hours to drive
avoiding it. Cherish Carvelo
tells me she also sat in traffic
for two hours. She was hoping it
was letting up when she left
work but that was not the case
at all.
freeway you stuck
CHERISH: i kinda left work
early. looked by liliha.
everyone parked on the side.
CHERISH: very frustrating. but
gotta be patient. show
MANOLO:
THE PRESIDENT WILL BE HEADING
BACK TO WAIKIKI
ONCE HE'S DINE HERE. So MORE
ROAD CLOSURES IN
JOE:
THE PRESIDENT'S STOPVER IN
HONOLULU
COMES AS THE FIRST LEG OF HIS 10
DAY TRIP TO ASIA
FOR A SERIES OF CRITICAL
MEETINGS WITH
NUMEROUS WORLD LEADERS.
HOWARD DASHEFSKY HAS MORE ON HIS
ARRIVAL ...
HOWARD:
JOE ... UPON LANDING AT JOINT
BASE PEARL
HARBOR - HICKAM THE PRESIDENT
AND HIS WIFE
REPUBLICANS ... DEMOCRATIC
GOVERNOR
every day."
GOV. DAVID IGE: "i'm certain
that he is looking forward to
his time in Hawaii I am certain
that he will have an
opportunity to really get a
flavor of the people of Hawaii
and I think most importantly he
already looked more
because he had to. Reagan did it
because he loved it
Clinton did because he loved it
and I know it's because he
loves it."
representative gene ward one of
two prominent republican
leaders on hand for president
trump's arrival... in a mostly
the arm for what are
you but this is a very important
diplomatic mission.
peace in the Pacific".
REP. TUPUOLA: "I think
going on in Asia and also
the projects that
she was off to waikiki while he
paid a short visit to the u.s
shortly and pro harbor."
HOWARD:
GOVERNOR IGE ALONG WITH THE
GOVERNOR OF
POINT HERE IN HONOULLU TO
DISCUSS AMONG
OTHER TOPICS .. THE ON- GOING
TENSIONS WITH
WILLING TO
ASSIST THE PRESIDENT IN ANY WAY
POSSIBLE.
JOE:
PLACE OVERNIGHT.
ELYSSA AREVALO IS IN WAIKIKI
WITH THE LATEST.
ELYSSA:
JOE...president trumps motorcade
up. Just to give you an idea,
command post right as you get
into Waikiki but we've also
seen officers scattered all over
the area.
Two lanes are blocked off on
return to this area sometime
between 7 and 8;00 tonight.
Keep in mind, that's a just an
estimated timeline, there's no
word on what trumps plans are
after he returns from Pearl
learning of the road closures
impact on the event. However, if
you plan to head this way,
give yourself plenty of time.
Earlier we saw dozens of