[Boatanchors] Looking for information

[Robert Bethman]

Doing a little bit of digging just resulted in this little tidbit:


Puunene Airport / Naval Air Station Maui / Naval Air Station Puunene / Maui Airport, Puunene, HI

20.817, -156.46 (Island of Maui, HI)A 1/30/42 aerial view depicted over a dozen aircraft on NAS Maui's ramp.Navy use of the airfield began in 1940,

When elements of Utility Squadron VJ-3 arrived to tow targets & operate target drones for the fleet.The Army Air Corps also established a small support base at the airfield in the same year.
The base was commissioned as Naval Air Station Maui in 1942.
The Navy's facilities at the field were expanded, to support CASU 4 & VF-72.

The earliest depiction which has been located of NAS Maui was a 1/30/42 aerial view.

This provides the answers to the question asked.

It was ALSO a Civil Airport, which would explain the KMZR.  It very likely had a Civilian Radio Station.

This was a great tourist spot until the airport was closed either in the '70s or '80s.

Regards, N0DGN