Aloha and Welcome to the Official Hana Airport (HNM) Website
Hana Airport is located on the northeast side of the Island of Maui. It is served by commuter airlines and is used by residents and visitors to Hana.
Act 153, Session Laws of Hawaii 1945, appropriated $150,000 for the construction of a new airport in the district of Hana. This amount was matched by the Civil Aeronautics Administration, therefore proving a total amount of $300,000 for the project which included the acquisition of rights of way and lands. The greater portion of the lands on which the airport was constructed was land already owned by the Territory. This new site was approximately four miles northwest of the village of Hana.
In 1947, the Superintendent of Public Works proposed constructing a Class III airport in Hana. The proposed airport would serve the Hana District of approximately 2,500 people who were generally engaged in small farming and ranching activity.
Construction of the new Hana Airport began on November 16, 1948. Two contracts were awarded for grading and fencing of Hana Airport in 1948 followed by runway, taxiway and terminal area paving.
On December 6, 1948 the HAC adopted a resolution adopting and approving the execution of a grant agreement between the Territory of Hawaii acting by and through the Hawaii Aeronautics Commission, and the United States of America, Civil Aeronautics Administration providing for Federal Aid in the development of, and the operation and maintenance of Hana Airport.
By 1955, the airport consisted of 125 acres of land, and had one paved runway, 8-26, which was 100-feet wide and 3,600-feet long. The only scheduled service was by Hawaiian Airlines. The airport had a passenger terminal building, a freight terminal building, taxiways, paved plane parking area, wind socks, field maintenance, Crash-Fire protection and ground transportation services.
In 1984 the State was planning to clear and grade the runway areas to meet FAA rules and regulations. Site work would also include new fencing to keep out unwanted people and cattle and reduce the size of a mound in the area. Improvements to the runway safety area were completed in May 1986 at a cost of $500,000.
On September 7, 1999 Island Air and Pacific Wings implemented a substitute service, code-sharing and marketing agreement that offered expanded flights to Hana and Kalaupapa.
As of June 2010, the Pacific Wings website listed flights from Honolulu to Hana but none could be booked. The site would not allow you to enter a travel date.
For more information visit: Hawaii Aviation History: Hana Airport.
For airport specific issues/complaints, please contact the Manager’s Office at Kahului Airport via phone, (808) 872-3830, or email, [email protected].
We welcome you to beautiful Hana.
