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THE SENATE |
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THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
requesting the department of transportation to designate kalaeloa airport as the abigail k.k. kawanaNakoa airport.
WHEREAS, Kalaeloa Airport began operations in the 1940s, providing aviation services for both civilian and military uses; and
WHEREAS, authority over the Kalaeloa Airport was transferred to the State in July 1999 to provide for the needs of Hawaii's general aviation community; and
WHEREAS, the Kalaeloa Airport has been utilized for housing United States Coast Guard Operations and as a training facility for future pilots and flight schools throughout the State; and
WHEREAS, the late Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawananakoa, a distinguished descendant of the Kalakaua dynasty of Hawaiian royalty, and the grandniece of Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole and great granddaughter of James Campbell spent much of her life and money in support of the preservation of a Native Hawaiian identity through its cultural practices, language, and history, including but not limited to the annual Merrie Monarch Festival hula festival, Aha Punana Leo Hawaiian Language Revitalization Program, and Iolani Palace; and
WHEREAS, the Kalaeloa Airport is in the ahupuaa o Honouliuli, the largest on the island of Oahu, and an expansive, rich landscape, which is the modern day home to the James Campbell Industrial Park, the city of Kapolei, and James Campbell High School, which reflect the legacy, vision, and work of Miss Kawananakoa's great grandfather and Scottish Industrialist James Campbell; and
WHEREAS, the ahupuaa o Honouliuli also contains the home of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, which is the legacy of Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole while he served as the State's Delegate to the United States Congress; and
WHEREAS, renaming the Kalaeloa Airport as the Abigail K.K. Kawananakoa Airport is consistent and appropriate given her direct lineage to both James Campbell and Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole, and the consistency of her ohana's presence and historical positive impact on ahupuaa o Honouliuli where many landmarks and structures bear the names of her direct descendants; and
WHEREAS, the State should acknowledge, honor, and preserve the legacy of Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawananakoa, and the many philanthropic endeavors she pursued in support of Native Hawaiians and the maintenance of a Hawaiian cultural identity; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2025, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Department of Transportation is requested to designate Kalaeloa Airport as the Abigail K.K. Kawananakoa Airport; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the United States Secretary of Transportation, Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, Governor, Director of Transportation, Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu, and Director of the City and County of Honolulu Department of Design and Construction.
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OFFERED BY: |
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DOT; Abigail K.K. Kawananakoa Airport; Kalaeloa Airport