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Hangar 79 Restoration Off To A Flying Start
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While repairs are taking place, Hangar 79 will have only a handful of aircraft within its walls —though, normally it houses up to 20 — freeing up space to pre- pare for the first phase of the restoration process, which kicked off Jan. 18. But, Lines notes, visitors can still see the planes, which will be displayed outside with informational placards, and can still be carefully guided within the hangar.
ity completely to the public and begin putting up some displays,” says Lines.
A Navy Boeing F/A-18C Hornet Blue Angel
learn about aviation and history,” Lines says. “We typically ran open cockpit days each year, where we’d open the cockpits and kids could climb and get inside a fighter jet. People probably have memorable experienc- es inside that hangar. The intergenerational sharing that happens, parents and grandparents can share sto- ries that can tie back to some- thing connected to WWII or the conflict at the time. It’s a multipurpose communi- ty facility that allows us to bring people and families together.”
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“Visitors will not miss seeing our historic aircrafts,” she assures.
Bengston are happy to note that “Raise the Roof” fund- raising efforts will do so much more than simply pro- vide ceiling repairs.
Phase 1 of repairs will shore up the original up- per monitors and skylights. These provide natural light and cooling effects, while keeping rain and critters out — all without using elec- tricity. Lines expects those upgrades to take six to eight weeks.
Aside from housing history’s iconic wartime planes, Hangar 79 has also entrenched itself as part of the community. For years, the spacious facility has been used for events, including Pearl Harbor Aviation Mu- seum’s annual For Love of Country Gala, showcasing movies on a big screen, and hosting public programs for local students.
Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum executive director Elissa Lines stands with Swamp Ghost’s nose art, created by Disney animators. The nose art design and the rights were gifted to the museum.
Phase 2 will restore the set of 31 skylights on the mezza- nine level and fix the gutter flashings. Once those two steps are done, “we can start
“Kids can go through and
To donate to “Raise the Roof,” visit pearlharboravi- ationmuseum.org.
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We take getting into our driveways for granted. In most places, homes front roads are normally owned andmaintainedbythelocalmunicipality. Onour island, easements and flag lots are very common as well. An easement is a pretty straight-forward arrangement whereby one land owner allows another to cross their property either for ingress and egressortobringinutilities. Affectedlandowners must formally agree. A legal document describing
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established for purposes such as stringing electrical lines. At times, Easements in Gross are granted to individuals. When this happens, the easement is extinguished with an event such as the death of the grantee/beneficiary. The land area of the easement still belongs to the grantor. A “flag” lot looks the same as an easement on the ground but the portion of the property connecting the roadway to the property is actually part of the lot being accessed so it’s calculated in the total land area. Flag lots are created when subdivided so they are usually shown on tax maps. The legal description is the only reliable method of determining access. Even though, tax maps sometimes depict access, they are not the official documentation. These maps are not redrawn every time a change is made. Survey maps should, but often may not, note easements since they are usually of necessity but not a portion of the property. Access by easement should always be noted in the title report. A notation of “together with” along with a “subject to” noted on
the encumbered property should be shown on the title report. I always request a title report for the encumbered/subject to property as well. Properties fronting public roadways may not specify access. Access is certainly not a detail to overlook. It can, at times, be extremely complicated and involve a group of easements or a combination of public, easements,andflagpoles. It’salwaysagood
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A final word of caution regarding “paper” roads. Title policies are written based on recorded access which may not physically exist on the ground. Before you buy, be careful that a road actually exists. Whether your access is through pastures and gates, down streambeds, along shared roadways or even a simple right turn off a public roadway, access may not be EZ but it’s always critical to finding your way home!
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