Hawaii Aviation | Contents

Contents

Aeronautic Laws

A brief summary of laws enacted by the Territorial Legislature relating to aeronautics in Hawaii. Copies of all Legislation may be viewed at the Hawaii State Archives.

Airfields & Airports

The history off Airfields and Airport in all of the major Hawaii Islands.

Aviation Pioneers

The history of all the major Aviation pilots documented in all of Hawaii Islands.

Aviation Photos

Pioneer Aviators in Hawaii

Lt. Col. Horace Hickam for whom Hickam Field (Hickam Air Force Base) was named.

Maj. Horace M. Hickam at Bolling Field air tournament with an SE-5 in background, May 1920. After his death, Hickam Field was named for him.

Lt. Col. Horace M. Hickam in charge of flying for the International Air Races, 1920s. Hickam Field was later named for him.

Lt. Col. Horace Hickam for whom Hickam Field was later named.

The first military man to parachute from a balloon in Hawaii was Army Lt. Ben Cassiday (left). He is pictured with Capt. R. Hoyt. A member of 3rd Balloon Company, Lt. Cassiday parachuted from the balloon during military review on October 22, 1921. He retired as a Colonel in Hawaii.

More than 100 people gathered at Spreckelsville, Maui, to witness the arrival of Charles Stoffer (white) and Edward Doney (hand on propeller) with 50 copies of the Sunday Honolulu Advertiser in October 1923. It was the first time Maui residents could read the newspaper on the same day of issue.

Aviator Charles Stoffer is pictured after landing on Molokai. An Army flying instructor in World War I, he arrived in Hawaii in December 1920 and started the first civilian flying school, laying the foundation for civil flying in Hawaii.

More than 100 people gathered at Spreckelsville, Maui to witness the arrival of Charles Stoffer (white) and Edward Doney (hand on prop) with 50 copies of Sunday Advertiser. This was the first time Maui residents could read the paper on same day of issue, October 1923.

Sun Yet Young was the first Hawaii resident to earn a pilot's license. Here he stands in 1923 with Chinese flyers and the first airplane manufactured in China. The Honolulu born son of wealthy Chinese, Young soloed at the Curtiss Flying School in Buffalo, New York on October 2, 1916. He later worked for Dr. Sun Yat-Sen.

Chronology/Events

A brief history of all the major aviation events in Chronological order.

Major Air Incidents

A brief list of incidents at major Hawaiian airports

Military Aviation

History of Military Aviation in Hawaii
- Origins of U.S. Air Force
- U.S. Army

Pioneer Airlines

The history of the airlines in all of Hawaii Islands

Publication

Hawaii aviation history publication documents

World War II

History of Hawaii Aviation during World War II
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