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Born and raised in Hawaii, I remember the good ole days when Hawaiian Airlines served up 2 hot meal choices on flights to the mainland. A menu was given to you prior to the cart being rolled down the aisle and all you did was say what dish you wanted. Unless you are flying First Class, nowadays you wished you brought that left over burger on your flight.

I lived in Hawaii for 13 years and appreciated this video.  A few things to point out....back in the "good old days" of the 70's and 80's, when a trip to Hawaii was a big deal, all mainland fllights were aboard 747's with a smattering of DC-10's and Tristars.  No A321's or 737's to the mainland.  In those early days, especially before jet bridges, planes were met with music, dancing and you could prepay to get a lei.  Now THAT is still the best entrance to any airport anywhere.  Finally, I don't see any airline, including Hawaiian, taking advantage of the unique geographic location of Hawaii.  For people who do not want to take a 20 hour flight, it makes sense to have more nonstops to Singapore, Bangkok or Ho Chi Minh City.  Then, after a 10-11 hour flight, a person can spend a day or two in Hawaii then catch a nonstop to New York, Chicago, wherever.  And finally, Hawaiian should offer nonstop service to two more international destinations.....one in Europe, one in South America.  There are still a large number of Europeans who visit Hawaii every year, and no nonstop service.  Build it, and they will come.  Regarding South America, there is tremendous growth in business relations between the Far East and South America, particularly Chile, Brazil and Argentina....China alone has built huge import programs.  The largest Japanese population outside of Japan is in Sao Paulo.  Offer business travelers flights to Hawaii with stayovers at no cost, and then nonstop to South America.  There is no faster way for business people to get there.  Too bad Hawaiian lost all of its 787's.  The -9 is the perfect plane for nonstops to London and Santiago.

as someone who lives in Hawaii, I absolutely adore this airport. I live somewhere with a higher elevation that allows me to see the entire airport out of my bedroom/living room windows. I love seeing all the beautiful and diverse aircraft from so many different countries coming in to land. I have the rare opportunity to see the ANA A380 landing right outside my window, followed by a Hawaiian 717 or an Aloha Air Cargo 737-300. Probably one of my favorite things to do is to go to the beach at Hickam (joint military base), which is right next to the runway, and watch all the wide bodies take off. I even get to see F-22 squadrons. That's another thing I love - the military aircraft presence here is phenomenal. Unlike major international hubs in the US such as LAX or JFK, HNL is unique in that it shares a runway with a joint military base, so you'll see fighter jets, massive cargo 747s and international widebodies all taking off on the same runway. I have had the amazing opportunity to witness international military aircraft land here as well, mostly due to RIMPAC. Oh, and you also get to see unique planes such as the NOAA weather jet, the Northrop Grumman L-1011 TriStar (yes, it was in Hawaii. BEST DAY EVER) and maybe even the USAF Gulfstreams. HNL is such a unique and diverse airport and I absolutely love it. I love waking up to it in the morning and falling asleep at night seeing the planes right outside my window.

Alaska should not have removed the HNL to ICN flight.  The giant Korean community in Hawaii isn't going to fly 2,677 miles in the wrong direction to fly 5,216 back across the Pacific Ocean.

My apartment overlooks this airport and the reef runway. The most amazing views and sunsets ✈️🌅

There's a historic recreation of Daniel Inouye's office in the lobby of the airport.

The reef runway is also an alternate landing site for NASA's space shuttle.

The main reason for Alaska to acquire HA was for the larger planes.

Years ago I was on a 747 taxiing to take off and off the right side of the aircraft was an F-15 passing and taxiing ahead of us.  Way cool.

As someone who travels across the pacific regularly, once every month or two, I sure wish they would start stopping in Hawaii but I don’t see it ever happening.  Pacific crossings are the true definition of long-haul.

HNL is definitely a one of a kind airport!

There is no direct nonstop between Taipei and Honolulu

10:55 then idk who in the rankings is flying there because that’s the most satisfying airport I’ve ever been at. The open environment sends you chills it’s amazing

Thanks for sharing.

They’re gonna have flights to Europe next year. I’m planning on taking it.

The only city in the United states with a million people that can not get into a car and drive to another major city. Must fly over 2000 miles to another land mass. Everything, everyone must fly or by snail ( slow) shipping. Even to our other islands, we must fly!!

I grew up in Milwaukee Wisconsin my dad brought me to the airshow in Oshkosh and the one at Mitchell airport every year. Now I live about a half a mile away from the airport in Honolulu it's basically an air show multiple days a week. Lucky

ETOPS (its meaning is now extended beyond the twin engine origins) and the efficient long range twin has made HNL less needed as a stopover and more flights from the US simply fly over it to locations in the South Pacific and in Asia.

Now known as Daniel K. Inouye International Airport