In the Hawaiian language, the word "wiki" means quick. In 1994, the shuttle's name inspired American computer programmer Ward Cunningham to build the first ever user-editable website, WikiWikiWeb.[1] Although WikiWikiWeb is itself no longer user-editable, the word wiki for a user-editable website thus derives from the shuttle's name.
In 2007, local media reported that the shuttle would be replaced by an air-conditioned walkway.[2][3] The first phase of this change was completed in October 2009, giving international travelers the option of an air-conditioned hallway with a moving sidewalk instead of the open-air buses.[4]
The buses were formerly run by the Aircraft Services International Group. In April 2009, the airport signed a new contract for the shuttle buses to be managed by Roberts Hawaii, and the signage on the shuttles was changed to "HNL shuttle".[5][6]
In 2013, the buses were still or again in active service in Honolulu Airport,[7] but their usage was to be reduced for international arrivals as a result of the walkway that had been in use since the end of 2010.[8] Despite this, new buses were added, and they were once more labelled "Wiki Wiki".[9][10]