Kauai

Hanalei Airport

  • In 1947 the Territorial Superintendent of Public Works proposed building a Class I Airport at Hanalei, Kauai. The airport was proposed primarily for personal flying and for accommodation of small charter planes from Honolulu. The proposed site was in a broad pasture area near the sea just east of Hanalei Bay.

Hanapepe Airport

  • Governor’s Executive Order No. 245 dated May 22, 1926 set aside 65 acres of land at Puolo Point, Hanapepe, Kona, Kauai for a military reservation to be used as an Aeroplane Landing Field for the U.S. Air Service under the control and management of the War Department.
  • Governor’s Executive Orders Hanapepe Airport

Lihue Airport

Mana Airport/Barking Sands Airport

  • Mana Airport was established in 1928 by the Territorial Legislature at a site in Mana, known as Barking Sands. In 1940, the land was set aside for the Mana Airport Military Reservation. During World War II and until 1950, Barking Sands was the primary commercial passenger airport on the island of Kauai until Lihue Airport opened.
  • Barking Sands Airport Air Traffic Statistics
    • Barking Sands was the primary commercial airport on the island of Kauai during and after World War II until 1949 when Lihue Airport opened.
  • Governor’s Executive Orders Mana Airport
    • Mana Airport was established by the Territorial Legislature in 1928 and land was set aside by Governor’s Executive Orders. The area was later acquired by the Army for Mana Airport Military Reservation.

Port Allen Airport

  • In the early 1920s the U.S. Signal Corps and U.S. Army Air Corps used a portion of land near Port Allen as a landing strip (Burns Field). A Signal Corps reservation adjoining the airstrip housed personnel operating a communication station on the airfield.
  • Governor’s Executive Orders Port Allen Airport
  • Port Allen Airport Air Traffic Statistics
    • After World War II Port Allen Airport was used by interisland air carriers. When Lihue Airport opened, Port Allen was closed to passenger traffic. It is now used primarily by helicopter companies for scenic tours.

Princeville Airport

  • Princeville Airport opened in 1977 as a quasi-public general aviation airport.  Two commuter airlines served the airport with frequent daily flights.
  • Princeville Airport Air Traffic Statistics
    • The State leased and operated Princeville Airport for a period of time.

Puu Ka Pele Heliport

  • Governor’s Executive Order No. 2294 dated October 3, 1966 set aside 2.814 acres for a heliport and accessory purposes in Waimea, Kauai under the control and management of the Hawaii Department of Transportation.
  • Governor’s Executive Order No. 2847 dated July 5, 1977 cancelled EO No. 2294 as the land was no longer required for a heliport.
  • No funds were expended on the heliport.

Wailua Airport

  • Governor’s Executive Order No. 259 dated October 15, 1926, set aside a 116.25 acre military reservation in Wailua, Puna, Kauai, as a site for an aeroplane landing field for the U.S. Air Service to be under the control and management of the War Department.
  • Governor’s Executive Orders Wailua Airport

Kauai Airport District Managers

  • The Department of Transportation, Airports Division, appoints a District Manager to operate the state airports in each county. In Kauai County, the airports include Lihue Airport and Port Allen Airport.

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