Hawaii Aviation

KALAELOA AIRPORT

Naval Air Station Barbers Point was scheduled for closure in 1999, with its redevelopment overseen by the Barbers Point NAS Redevelopment Commission. The State of Hawaii requested part of the base for use as a general aviation reliever airport, which the Department of Transportation evaluated and planned to name Kalaeloa Airport.

Militarry Aviation

Documents include the origins of the Air Force in Hawaii, the first Curtiss Military Tractor Planes, and the Fort Kam Crowd of 1913.

MISCELLANEOUS

Various publications that includes Air Facilities Report 1975, Building the Navy’s Bases in World War II, Economic Impact Report HNL 1989, HNL International Terminal Complex 1990, NAS Honolulu Annual Reports, Report to the Governor 1937, and more.

NAVAL AIR PILOT 1936

The Confidential Naval Air Pilot of the Pacific Islands (Hydrographic Office Publication No. 184) serves as a vital resource for aircraft navigation and naval operations in the Pacific region. It is divided into three parts covering meteorological data, detailed descriptions and sketches of seaplane anchorages and landing fields, and related photographs and landmarks. The guide compiles reliable information but encourages updates and corrections from aviators to maintain its accuracy.

NAVAL AIR STATION 29 (HONOLULU)

In the six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. Army Engineers accelerated work on seaplane runways at Keehi Lagoon and land runways at John Rodgers Airport to handle the largest aircraft. This construction was funded with $3.3 million from the 1941 First Deficiency Act under Rivers and Harbors appropriations.