Check Six: Kualoa Airfield

Posted on Nov 21, 2019 in 1940's, Check Six

From the Images of Old Hawaii website

Behind the beach at Kualoa Beach Park and running into the Kualoa Ranch property was a temporary facility used for a World War II airfield. It was depicted as having a single 6,500′ (north-south) runway. No evidence suggests that Kualoa was ever paved. The entire runway was formed of pierced steel planking. The steel planking makes a strong case that the military had no plans to keep Kualoa open any longer than it was needed. The road to Ka‘a‘awa and farther up to the north shore crossed over Kualoa’s runway, so the cars would have to wait whenever an airplane took off.

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