[Political Junkie Too]

That's what I thought. So now we have to confirm whether that photo was taken in the old terminal. Based on the structure of the counters, the same poles and pole signs, the same ceiling and lighting, the same lit wall signage (Pan American in the Old Terminal photo, Phillipine Airlines/Japan Airlines in the Obama photo)... I'd say they are in the old terminal. The Obama photo was probably taken from a different vantage point/different counter/facing a different direction from the Old Terminal photo.

What is different is the lack of high windows above the lit wall sign. I don't know if that was only on one side of building or on both sides. Judging from the To Gates sign, I'd say they put the high windows on the side facing the runways, and the other side, facing the street, had a solid wall.

I'm still looking for more pictures.

-PJ

[RubyR]

I think I found the same site that pic of the Old Terminal came from. It has more pics on it. http://hawaii.gov/hawaiiaviation/aviation-photos/1970-1979/honolulu-international-airport/hnl-terminals/ha_photo_album_view?b_start:int=84&-C= This is a pic of the new terminal from 1974 - I think it says "Pan American" and "Philippine Airlines" on the wall in the back:

[Political Junkie Too]

Just to complicate things a bit, I found this site, where this 1971 terminal map of Honolulu airport shows the Phillipines and Japan airlines in the same relative positions as what the signs in the background of the Obama photo suggests. It also shows a large Pan Am section in the opposite perspective, also giving credence to the 1960 Old Terminal photo, which had the same counters, poles, and signs, in a way that would not show the other airlines.

The copyright on the map is 1971. If the old terminal was demolished in the early 1960's, what terminal did the Hawaii Aviation site show and label as the old terminal?

-PJ