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Hawaiian Air brings masks back home to Hawaii

Hawaiian Air employees unload HAL plane bringing masks to Hawaii.
Source: Hawaiian Airlines

Honolulu, HAWAII — More than 50 Hawaiian Airlines and Every1ne Hawai‘i representatives on Tuesday welcomed home the carrier’s charter flight bringing 1.6 million face masks from China to Hawai‘i to help protect the state’s residents from COVID-19.

Eight Hawaiian Airlines crew members departed Honolulu on Saturday on the three-day humanitarian mission between Honolulu and Shenzhen, China. They operated an Airbus A330 aircraft whose cargo hold underwent special modifications to maximize space and carry the large mask shipment.

The aircraft, which stopped in Seoul, South Korea, on the way to and from Shenzhen for crew rest purposes, received a water salute by the fire department upon arriving at Honolulu’s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport about 4:30 p.m.

The cargo containers carrying the masks will be unpacked and boxes will be loaded onto Every1ne Hawai‘i “mask mobiles” for complimentary distribution statewide.