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Gil Riviere
Saving Kawaihapai Airfield
In late December, 2019, I started hearing rumors that the Hawaii Department of Transportation was planning to close Kawaihapai Airfield. The fight to save this special place began in earnest in January 2020. Here is the story of the saving the as I experienced it.






We created a marketing brochure and began a nationwide search for airfield management companies. Three highly successful companies expressed interest.


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