So why open the app, after two years in the dark? In a statement, the ride sharing company tells KITV, ""For nearly two years we have diligently reached out to the Hawaii Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish an agreement for Transportation Network Company (TNC) pick ups at Hawaii airports. Unfortunately, our outreach attempts have been largely ignored by regulators. Out of respect to the DOT during these outreach attempts, UberX drivers were not able to receive pick up requests from HNL. However, other TNC companies chose to continue pick ups from the airport, and have been doing so for nearly two years with little to no consequence."