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Aeronautic Laws ———————————————– Home Page
Airfields & Airport ——————————————– Home Page
  • Oahu
    • The first airfield on Oahu was Luke Field at Ford Island. Airfields were expanded to Wheeler and Schofield Barracks. John Rodgers Field was dedicated by the Territory of Hawaii in 1927. Construction of Hickam Field began in the late 1930s. Before World War II, new airfields and airstrips were opened by the military, including NAS Barber’s Point, Ewa and Kaneohe, and Bellows Field. Small airstrips were also developed by private pilots.
  • Hawaii
    • Airfields on the island of Hawaii were located in Hilo, Kamuela, Kona, South Cape and Upolu.
  • Kauai
    • Airfields on the island of Kauai were located at Lihue, and Port Allen.
  • Lanai
    • The airfield on the island of Lanai was located at Lanai City.
  • Maui
    • Airfields on the island of Maui were located at Hana and several locations in the vicinity of Kahului.
  • Molokai
    • Airfields on the island of Molokai were located at Hoolehua and Kalaupapa.
  • Seaplane Anchorages
    • The most important seaplane anchorages were located at Pearl Harbor and Kaneohe Bay on Oahu; Kahului and Lahaina on Maui; Nawiliwili and Port Allen on Kauai, and Hilo on Hawaii.
  • French Frigate Shoals
    • French Frigate Shoals was under the control of the Hawaii Aeronautics Commission from 1946-1949.
  • Ceded Lands
    • Portions of lands underlying Honolulu, Kahului, Hilo and Keahole airports are lands which were ceded by the Republic of Hawaii to the United States in 1898 and subsequently conveyed to the State by the United States at or following Hawaii’s admission to the Union in 1959.
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  • John Rodgers
    • Commander John Rodgers flew 1,992 statute miles from San Pablo, California to a point near Honolulu, although he failed to reach his objective, in Honolulu. This “failure” constituted a new world record for a non-stop flight by seaplane.
  • Emory Bronte
    • Emory Bronte and Ernest Smith were the first civilians to successfully fly from California to Hawaii, crash landing on Molokai when they ran out of fuel on July 15, 1927.
  • Major Harold Clark
    • Major Harold Clark made the first interisland flight on May 9, 1918.
  • Capt. John Curry
    • Commanded the 6th Aero Squadron, Army Air Service which became permanently stationed in Hawaii in 1917 and negotiated the purchase of Ford Island for the Army.
  • Amelia Earhart
    • Amelia Earhart made two early flights in Hawaii in 1935 and 1937.
  • Charles Fern
    • Charles Fern started barnstorming from Kapiolani Park in Honolulu on December 30, 1919, carrying a paying passenger.
  • Lt. Harold Geiger
    • Lt. Harold Geiger was the first military aviator in Hawaii arriving on July 13, 1913.
  • Arthur C. Goebel
    • Arthur C. Goebel won the Dole Derby in 1927 in his plane the Woolaroc.
  • Tom Gunn
    • Tom Gunn made an impressive 25-minute flight at Schofield Barracks, circled Wahiawa on another flight, and took up Hawaii’s first passengers on July 13, 1913.
  • Lt. Albert F. Hegenberger
    • Army Lt. Hegenberger and Lt. Lester Maitland made the first successful trans-Pacific flight arriving at Wheeler Field on January 29, 1927.
  • Martin Jensen
    • Martin Jensen finished second in the Dole Derby in 1927 in his plane the Aloha.
  • Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith
    • Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith and co-pilot P. G. Taylor made the first trans-Pacific flight from the Mainland to Australia landing in Hawaii on June 1, 1928 on their way to Fiji and Australia. Sir Kingsford-Smith returned in 1934 on a flight from Australia to the Mainland.
  • Lt. Lester Maitland
    • Army Lt. Maitland and Lt. Alfred Hegenberger made the first successful trans-Pacific flight arriving at Wheeler Field on January 29, 1927.
  • J. C. “Bud” Mars
    • Bud Mars made the first airplane flight in Hawaii on December 31, 1910.
  • Ernest Smith
    • Ernest Smith and Emory Bronte were the first civilians to fly to Hawaii from California, crash landing at Molokai when they ran out of fuel on July 15, 1927.
  • Elbert and Malcolm Tuttle
    • The teenagers flew a home-made glider off the slopes of Diamond Head in 1910.
  • Sen Yet Young
    • Sun Yet Young was the first Hawaii resident to earn a pilot’s license soloing at the Curtiss flying school in Buffalo, New York on October 2, 1916. He later went on to join family friend Sun Yat-Sen in the Republic of China and at the age of 27, Young designed and flew the first Chinese built airplane.
Chronology/Events ——————————————– Home Page 
  • 1920-1929
    Navy Commander John Rodgers' first trans-Pacific flight from San Francisco to Hawaii, was followed by successful flights by the Army and civilians. Work continued on new airfields, and Inter-Island Airlines launched commercial interisland passenger service.
    Read More 1920-1929
    1879-1919
    Aviation in Hawaii kicked off with a balloonist, saw Hawaii's first airplane flight in 1910 and ended with the purchase of Ford Island by the War Department.
    Read More 1879-1919
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  • Inter-Island Airways/Hawaiian Airlines
    • Inter-Island Airways inaugurated Hawaii’s first commercial interisland passenger service on November 11, 1929 using two Sikorsky S-38 amphibians planes. They later changed their name to Hawaiian Airlines.
  • Pan American Airways
    • Pan American Airways made its inaugural trans-Pacific service to Asia through Honolulu on April 17, 1935 in the S-42 Pioneer Clipper. On November 23, 1935 the China Clipper arrived in Hawaii with the first air mail.
  • Aloha Airlines
    • Trans-Pacific Airlines, later renamed Aloha Airlines, began interisland service in 1946.
  • Andrew Flying Service
    • Andrew Flying Service began in 1932.
  • British Overseas Airways Corp.
    • BOAC launched service to Honolulu on August 23, 1959.
  • Canadian Pacific Air Lines
    • Canadian Pacific Air Lines inaugurated service to Honolulu on July 13, 1949.
  • Continental Airlines
    • Continental Airlines inaugurated service to Honolulu on September 2, 1964.
  • EVA Air
    • EVA Air launched Hawaii flights in 1994.
  • Gambo Flying Service
    • Gambo Flying Service was started in 1939.
  • Japan Air Lines
    • Japan Air Lines inaugurated service between Tokyo, Honolulu and San Francisco in 1954.
  • Northwest Orient Airlines
    • Northwest Orient Airlines began serving Hawaii on December 22, 1948.
  • Omni
    • Omni Air began service to Hawaii in 1998.
  • Philippine Air Lines
    • Philippine Air Lines began service to Hawaii in 1947.
  • Qantas
    • Qantas flew its first flight into Honolulu on September 26, 1941.
  • TEAL
    • TEAL inaugurated passenger service to Hawaii
  • Trans International Airlines
    • Trans International Airlines inaugurated service to Hawaii in 1950.
  • United Air Lines
    • United Airlines began service to Honolulu on May 1, 1947.
  • World Airways
    • World Airways began service to Hawaii in 1956.
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