HNL and KOA Renamed to Honor Senator Daniel K. Inouye and Astronaut Ellison Onizuka
Apr 30, 2017, 2:26 am
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HNL and KOA Renamed to Honor Senator Daniel K. Inouye and Astronaut Ellison Onizuka
Haven't seen this posted here yet but they announced yesterday that HNL airport will no longer be known as Honolulu International.
It has been renamed the Daniel K. inouye International Airport after the late senator. The new sign should go up in a few days.
http://airports.hawaii.gov/hnl/
It has been renamed the Daniel K. inouye International Airport after the late senator. The new sign should go up in a few days.
http://airports.hawaii.gov/hnl/
May 2, 2017, 2:09 pm
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A similar thing happened in the early '80s in Seattle. Seatac Airport got renamed, after a late senator, "Jackson International Airport". But that name change was short-lived; the name was changed back to Seatac after a lot of opposition to the name change arose.
As one of the commissioners involved in that situation stated: "'It's evident to me that the vast majority of people...prefer a geographical name for their airport."
http://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/02/...4709446878800/
As one of the commissioners involved in that situation stated: "'It's evident to me that the vast majority of people...prefer a geographical name for their airport."
http://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/02/...4709446878800/
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May 2, 2017, 2:13 pm
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A similar thing happened in the early '80s in Seattle. Seatac Airport got renamed after a late senator. But that name change was short-lived; the name was changed back to Seatac after a lot of opposition to the name change arose.
As one the commissioners involved in that situation stated: "'It's evident to me that the vast majority of people...prefer a geographical name for their airport."
http://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/02/...4709446878800/
As one the commissioners involved in that situation stated: "'It's evident to me that the vast majority of people...prefer a geographical name for their airport."
http://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/02/...4709446878800/
May 2, 2017, 7:36 pm
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Haven't seen this posted here yet but they announced yesterday that HNL airport will no longer be known as Honolulu International.
It has been renamed the Daniel K. inouye International Airport after the late senator. The new sign should go up in a few days.
http://airports.hawaii.gov/hnl/
It has been renamed the Daniel K. inouye International Airport after the late senator. The new sign should go up in a few days.
http://airports.hawaii.gov/hnl/
May 3, 2017, 1:04 am
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May 3, 2017, 9:40 am
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You are exactly right. While the late senator deserves to be recognized (he did a lot of good for Hawaii and the world) those who voted to rename the airport in his honor failed to recognize the fact that the senator, well known as he is and was in his native state, is not as widely known outside the state.
May 3, 2017, 7:44 pm
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How many people of younger generations know who Butch O'Hare was or would know anything of his exploits if not for flying through the airport named in his honor? Hopefully the generations to come will come to know and remember the legacies of people such as Ted Stevens, Norman Mineta, Daniel Inouye, and Ellison Onizuka.
May 3, 2017, 9:11 pm
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Or Louie Armstrong airport in New Orleans. Wasn't he the first man to walk on the moon?
And who's this Bergstrom guy in Austin, anyway?
May 3, 2017, 9:24 pm
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How many people of younger generations know who Butch O'Hare was or would know anything of his exploits if not for flying through the airport named in his honor? Hopefully the generations to come will come to know and remember the legacies of people such as Ted Stevens, Norman Mineta, Daniel Inouye, and Ellison Onizuka.
May 3, 2017, 9:32 pm
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O'hare was named that in 1949, before flying was something that virtually everyone did.
And with that, I have 1000 posts on FlyerTalk. Wish it could've something more dramatic.
And with that, I have 1000 posts on FlyerTalk. Wish it could've something more dramatic.
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May 3, 2017, 11:41 pm
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May 4, 2017, 5:06 am
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[mod hat on]I've split this thread out of muji-san's Overview Guide to HNL Airport.
May 4, 2017, 6:35 am
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I wish the government would stop renaming public facilities.
All the bridges in NYC have been renamed after someone and quite honestly, I still don't know which one they're talking about when I hear it on the news.
While these honorees are very worthy, how about naming something else besides bridges, tunnels, and airports after them? It is extremely confusing.
All the bridges in NYC have been renamed after someone and quite honestly, I still don't know which one they're talking about when I hear it on the news.
While these honorees are very worthy, how about naming something else besides bridges, tunnels, and airports after them? It is extremely confusing.
May 4, 2017, 10:14 am
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I wish the government would stop renaming public facilities.
All the bridges in NYC have been renamed after someone and quite honestly, I still don't know which one they're talking about when I hear it on the news.
While these honorees are very worthy, how about naming something else besides bridges, tunnels, and airports after them? It is extremely confusing.
All the bridges in NYC have been renamed after someone and quite honestly, I still don't know which one they're talking about when I hear it on the news.
While these honorees are very worthy, how about naming something else besides bridges, tunnels, and airports after them? It is extremely confusing.
Fun Fact about Hawaii and naming things after politicians: When the H-3 Freeway was built, the tunnels through the Koolau Range were named after the former chief engineer for the state. When a new governor (Cayetano) got elected, they were renamed after a former governor, John Burns (who already had a medical school named after him, as well as some other edifices). When yet another governor (Lingle) got elected, the tunnels were stripped of the Burns name and again assigned to the former chief engineer:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetsuo_Harano_Tunnels
http://khon2.com/2015/12/14/h-3-free...ead-at-age-95/