Hailing a ridesharing service to take you to the Honolulu airport is as simple as any other location where Lyft or Uber operate, but getting picked up at HNL by one of the services can be more difficult.

Despite years of talks between the two ridesharing companies and the Hawaii State Department of Transportation, Uber and Lyft are still not allowed to do business at any of Hawaii’s airports.

Ford Fuchigami, director of the Department of Transportation, says the reason is because the companies…