Hiram DeFries and Preston Kaluhiwa killed in plane crash near Daniel K. Inouye International Airport

At approximately 3:05 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, a Kamaka Air plane, flight 689, tragically crashed near Daniel K. Inouye Honolulu International Airport.

The incident claimed the lives of two pilots, identified by their families as Hiram DeFries and Preston Kaluhiwa, both Hawaii residents.