Accidents and Incidents
- On August 25, 1977, an Air Cargo Hawaii twin-engine turbo-prop Short SC.7 Skyvan crashed and burned while attempting to land at Keahole Airport. The pilot and passenger were killed. The crash occurred about 11⁄2 mi (2.4 km) short of the runway.
- On September 10, 1989, the pilot of an Aero Commander 680 was making an emergency landing on runway 17 due to loss of power in the right engine. He crashed about 1⁄4 mi (0.4 km) southwest of the runway. One fatality and one serious injury.
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