The Hawaii State Government details the history of John Rodgers Airport up through 1947. If you scroll down almost to the bottom of the page, it says this:
Every available foot of frontage for fixed base operators at John Rodgers Airport was optioned by mid-1946. Space in the overseas terminal was at a premium. Requests for space from prospective trans-Pacific operators included the following:See also: 1940's
- Australian National Airways
- China National Aviation Corp.
- Far East Air Transport
- KNILM (Dutch Airlines)
- Matson Navigation Co.
- Pacific Overseas Airlines
- Pan American Airways
- Philippine Airlines
- Samoan Area Airways
- Transocean Airlines
- United Air Lines
In 1947, all commercial overseas flights between the West Coast of the U.S., Australia, the Philippines, and East Asia were operating from the Overseas Terminal on the south side of the airport. All interisland operators were based on the north side of the airport.
My own postings on HNL, based on quick scans of web-posted histories have become a hindrance for confusions due to my inexperience with the airport and being too quick to digest the info, so I'll pedal my tricycle to a stop here.
Hoorah for the very careful like yourself and a bunch of other Freepers on thread!
“The sign in the Obama photo that says San Fransico is one of these signs. “
Yes. BIGLOOK inadvertently confirmed this with the other picture. This is a picture taken in Honolulu airport.
So we have the place.
The one factor that truly dates the picture is front and center: It’s Barack at age 10 to 12.