Due to a staffing shortage, the Hawaii Department of Transportation advises all travelers departing from the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to arrive early to give themselves extra time for U.S. Department of Agriculture pre-flight baggage inspections.

Starting April 6, only two agricultural inspection stations will be open after 8 a.m., one in Lobby 7 and another in Lobby 8.

The inspection station in front of the American Airlines check-in counters in Lobby 7 will open from 5 a.m. to 8 a.m. only.

In Lobby 8, the inspection station in front of the ANA counters will be closed until further notice.

The inspection station in Lobby 5 will open at 8:55 a.m., at the same time Alaska Airlines opens its check-in counters.

All other USDA inspection stations will open at 5 a.m.

Passengers checking in for flights to the U.S. Mainland, Alaska and Guam are required to have their baggage inspected by the USDA to restrict movement of plants, insects and hazardous plant diseases.