You’re right, I’m no pilot, and I know nothing about aviation.
So you tell me. How long would it take in the early 60’s to fly to Seattle from Nairobi vs. from Honolulu?
And then tel me: why does it even matter?
With fuel stops probably around 36 hours.
It matters because he was born there and flown to Hawaii 3 days later.
If you don’t believe it tough shit!