UPDATE: 2 confirmed dead in plane crash near Honolulu airport

GEORGE F. LEE / Honolulu Star-Advertiser Honolulu firefighters investigate a damaged cargo building after a plane crashed into the structure near Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu, according to the state Department of Transportation.
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UPDATED 5:09 p.m.

Two people have been confirmed dead after a single-turboprop Cessna Caravan plane crashed into an abandoned building near Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu, according to the state Department of Transportation.

In a statement, Gov. Josh Green said: “Jaime’s and my hearts go out to the pilot and passenger and their families as well as to all who have experienced this traumatic event. … ”Our Department of Transportation team will provide all necessary support to federal officials, whose job it will be to investigate this incident and determine a cause, which may not be known for some time.”

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A plane has crashed near Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu, according to the the state Department of Transportation.

The flight has been identified as Kamaka Air flight 689. The plane was scheduled to depart the Honolulu airport at 3 p.m. and arrive in Lanai at 3:25 p.m., according to FlightAware.

“Ualena and Aolele streets near Daniel K. Inouye International Airport are closed due to a plane crash,” DOT officials said in an alert at about 3:37 p.m.

A woman who works near the airport told Hawaii News Now she saw a small blue and white plane pass by her seventh-floor office window and then heard a loud bang.

Heavy black smoke was seen in the area near the air cargo facilities.

City officials said in a statement: “The Honolulu Emergency Operations Center is partially activated in response to the incident near the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport. The City’s Department of Emergency Management is monitoring the situation, and multiple first responder agencies, including the Honolulu Fire Department and Honolulu Police Department, have responded to the incident.”

This story will be updated.