Thanks for the welcome.

What I like about Hawaiian Airlines is that the history they have in Hawaii. I was born and raised here. Riding on the airplanes of Aloha & Hawaiian interisland as a child greatly fueled my interest for aviation.

I've had absolutely wonderful experiences with Hawaiian Airlines.

When I was in elementary school I was entered in their 65th Anniversery poster contest and placed first place statewide for my grade. I was featured on the cover of Pacific Connections, their in-flight magazine at the time.

Pacific Connections - November 1994
My Poster

In high school a pilot came to my school to do a career presentation. I had a huge interest in DC-9's at the time. I had been designing a DC-9-51 Panel for Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 at the time. The pilot was impressed with my work and set up a cockpit career shadow for me a year before Sept. 11. The pilots I've made friends with at HAL really encouraged me to pursue aviation. Without the motivation, I don't think I would have gotten as far as I have today.

I feel like the company is really like a big family. I still keep in contact with that pilot that helped me with the career shadow. He flies the 717's now and is a great mentor. Last summer we went to go check out N699HA at the Pacific Aerospace Training Center.