Originally Posted by
FlyingUnderTheRadar
Clearing immigration and customs is std for all US territories, Guam, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, etc. The only difference is that no Passport is required.
I just flew to American Samoa and back through HNL and a US passport was required to enter American Samoa and it was stamped with the stay limit. We also processed CBP re-entering the US at HNL. I am not sure if one could have tried the birthcert and ID route but everyone had a passport.
Ciao,
FH