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Background: The Airline Deregulation Act took effect of December 1, 1978. The main purpose of the Act was to remove government control from commercial aviation and expose the passenger airline industry to market forces. This Act changed the face of civil aviation in the US. Air Mail would continue to be carried by Air Carriers but the old system of CAM and FAM routes would evolve into Air Mail flown by individual US airlines to both domestic and foreign destinations.

Inter-Island Airways was incorporated on January 30, 1929 and on November 11, 1929 it inaugurated scheduled inter-island flights from Honolulu's John Rodgers Airport to Maui (big island of Hawaii). Two eight-passenger Sikorsky S-38 amphibian planes began three weekly round trips. On October 8, 1934 with its award of AM-33 IIA began regularly scheduled air mail service between Hilo (big island of Hawaii), Wailuku (Maui), Lihue (Kauai) and Honolulu (Oaku).

         In 1941 Inter-Island changed its name to Hawaiian Airlines and introduced the 24-passenger DC-3 into Hawaiian skies. The DC-3 became vital during WW-II when all inter-island traffic was placed under military control.

Lockheed L-1011

HA-D5E	850612	Honolulu HI	Hawaiian Airlines	Leon Musgrove	$3.00
HA-D6W	850612	Los Angeles CA	Hawaiian Airlines	Leon Musgrove	$3.00
HA-D6Wf	850612	Los Angeles CA	Hawaiian Airlines	Leon Musgrove	$3.00

HA-D9E	860101	Honolulu HI	Hawaiian Airlines	Tim Griffith	$3.00
HA-D10W	860101	San Francisco CA	Hawaiian Airlines	Tim Griffith	$3.00
HA-D10Wf	860101	San Francisco CA	Hawaiian Airlines	Tim Griffith	$3.00

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