2019 in Hawaii

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Events from 2019 in Hawaii.

Incumbents

• Governor: David Ige
• Lieutenant Governor: Josh Green

Events

• March 17 – Southwest Airlines inaugurates service between the continental United States and Hawaii.[1] Interisland service begins on April 28.[2]
• April 29 – A Robinson R44 helicopter crashes onto a residential street in Kailua on Oʻahu, killing all three people on board.[3][4]
• June 21 – A Beechcraft King Air operating a skydiving flight crashes on takeoff at Dillingham Airfield on Oʻahu, killing all 11 people on board.[5][6]
• June 27 – Former Honolulu Police Department chief Louis Kealoha and former prosecutor Katherine Kealoha are convicted on federal charges of conspiracy and obstruction of justice.[7][8]
• July 17 – 33 people are arrested on Hawaii Island for blocking Mauna Kea Access Road during protests against the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope.[9][10]
• December 24 – 2019 Hawaii Bowl: The Hawaii Rainbow Warriors defeat the BYU Cougars 38–34.[11] This is the last game for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors with Nick Rolovich as head coach; he leaves in January 2020 to be head coach of the Washington State Cougars.[12][13]
• December 26 – A Eurocopter AS350 operating a sightseeing flight crashes into a mountain on the west side of Kauaʻi, killing all seven people on board.[14][15][16]

References

1. Schaefers, Allison (March 18, 2019). "Southwest makes its inaugural flight to the islands". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. ProQuest 2193496424. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
2. Harlow, Casey (April 29, 2019). "Southwest Airlines Announces $29 Interisland Fares". Hawaiʻi Public Radio. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
3. Bernardo, Rosemarie; Essoyan, Susan; Wu, Nina (April 30, 2019). "Helicopter crash kills 3, strews debris over Kailua neighborhood". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. ProQuest 2219120484. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
4. "Copter Crash Witnesses Saw It Go Down After Hearing A Bang". Hawaiʻi Public Radio. Associated Press. May 10, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
5. "Medical Examiner: 10 men, 1 woman died in Dillingham Airfield crash". Hawaiʻi Public Radio. Associated Press. June 22, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
6. "Collision with Terrain During Takeoff of Parachute Jump Flight Beech King Air 65-A90, N256TA". NTSB.gov. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
7. Grube, Nick; Jung, Yoohyun (June 27, 2019). "Jury Convicts Kealohas And 2 HPD Officers Of Conspiracy". Honolulu Civil Beat. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
8. Nakaso, Dan; Perez, Rob; Pang, Gordon Y.K. (June 28, 2019). "Katherine and Louis Kealoha are convicted of conspiracy and obstruction". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
9. Hofschneider, Anita (July 17, 2019). "Another 'Truce' After A Day Of Arrests On Mauna Kea". Honolulu Civil Beat. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
10. Dayton, Kevin (July 18, 2019). "Highway closed, 33 arrested as Thirty Meter Telescope protests ratchet up". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. ProQuest 2259260213. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
11. "McDonald throws for 493, leads Hawaiʻi past BYU". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 24, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
12. Lawson, Theo (January 14, 2020). "Washington State picks Hawaii's Nick Rolovich as next head football coach". Spokesman-Review. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
13. "WSU Prez: Rolovich To Be Football Coach At Washington State". Hawaiʻi Public Radio. Associated Press. January 14, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
14. "Collision into Terrain Safari Aviation Inc. Airbus AS350 B2, N985SA". NTSB.gov. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
15. Fujimori, Leila; Bernardo, Rosemarie (December 28, 2019). "Remains of 6 recovered from Kauai helicopter crash; 1 person still missing". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. ProQuest 2330949343. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
16. Lovell, Blaze (December 31, 2019). "Feds Plan To Extract Kauai Tour Helicopter Wreckage". Honolulu Civil Beat. Retrieved September 28, 2024.