Hawaii News Now reports the Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation halted all West Coast flights on Friday, 13 November 2026, after an FAA nationwide ground stop prompted by a communications issue — only the third such stop since 9/11 — which the AP links to a SpaceX Starship booster malfunction in Texas. Director Ed Sniffen said operations were changing quickly and planes were being repositioned, while Hawaiian and Alaska airlines warned recovery would take time.