State to demolish building involved in deadly plane crash near Honolulu’s airport
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HONOLULU (Island News) — The building in Honolulu that a Kamaka Air cargo plane crashed near the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport that resulted in the deaths of the plane’s two pilots is being demolished.
Island News has learned that the state Department of Transportation has recently filed documents to hire a contractor to demolish the vacant building on Ualena Street that used to by occupied by Sky Chef.
Kamaka Air crash aftermath
The estimated cost of the demolition is between $2 million and $3 million. The state owns the building, which was built in 1972.
The Dec. 2024 crash resulted in the deaths of Hiram deFries-Saronitman and Preston Kaluhiwa, who were onboard the Cessna 208B plane.
Kamaka Air cargo plane crash near Daniel K. Inouye International Airport; 2 deaths confirmed
The pilots were expected to travel from Honolulu to Lanai Airport to perform flight maneuvers as well as practice instrument approach procedures, according to the preliminary National Transportation Safety Board report.
Kamaka Air crash debris
A full NTSB report of the incident is not expected to be released until years from now.
