I agree that Honolulu is backwards, having to lug your stuff from one terminal to another with not even a decent walkway between. However, I’m not sure a modern airport in that location is a plus.
You can always take the Wiki but if you miss it you’re screwed. Came through there last year and our plane was late getting in so we missed the wiki. I said I can’t walk that far and told the gal at the wiki station to call for an emergency bus...there were a few of us headed for another plane...and call and tell that plane to wait on us. I was surprised that they actually did it. As soon as we were seated on the plane the doors closed and we took off.
Honolulu is bad. The baggage claims are who knows where, and you have to ask directions several times to find your way to the right terminal because the signs are not clearly marked and the walkways are disconnected. The terminals can be so far apart that I have even missed connecting flights there while walking from one to the other at a brisk pace.