Kamaka Air

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Kamaka Air is a US based cargo airline based out of Hawaii founded in 1993. It is a Part 135 carrier

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Kamaka Air was founded in 1993 as a local airline across the Hawaiian islands. In 2021 a Cessna 208 crashed, in February 2022 80% of their stock was bought by RLG Capital and Trinity Private Equity Group [1] , in 2024 they halted services to Molokai and Lanai and went trough a management change [2] . They also had to temporarily halted fights after it failed to complete key jobs.In 2024 CEO David Hinderland talked about a conservative growth plan particularly stating it had plans for more aircraft, but did not explain further [3] . It has also has no plans to expand to the US mainland [4] . In June 2024 it was reported that Kamaka Air resumed service after staffing issues [5] . In June of 2024 it's management director quit leading which caused a grounding [6] .

Fleet

Current

Cessna Caravan

Cessna 408

Historic

DC 3 [7]

d 18

Cessna 207

References

  1. Huff, Daryl (December 18, 2024). "Here's what we know about Kamaka Air's 30-year history in Hawaii". hawaiinewsnow.com.
  2. "'How are we supposed to survive?' Concerns loom as cargo carrier halts operations for Molokai and Lanai". KHON2. June 6, 2024.
  3. "US's Kamaka Air touts conservative growth plan". ch-aviation. Archived from the original on October 1, 2025. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  4. Barnett, Chris (August 5, 2024). "Hawaii's Kamaka Air says no plans to fly to US mainland". American Journal of Transportation. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  5. Staff, H. N. N. (June 14, 2024). "Kamaka Air resumes service after 8-day shutdown linked to staffing issues". www.hawaiinewsnow.com. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  6. "US's Kamaka Air grounded after director of ops quits". ch-aviation. Archived from the original on April 30, 2025. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  7. "Kamaka Air at Air history.net". Air History.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)