S.R. No. 17 Summary

• Request the Department of Transportation to rename Hilo International Airport to the General Albert Kualii Brickwood Lyman International Airport to honor Brigadier General Lyman's accomplishments.

• Brigadier General Albert Kualii Brickwood Lyman was born May 5, 1885, on the island of Hawaii and was the first man of Hawaiian ancestry appointed a brigadier general in the United States Army.

• The airport was originally named "General Lyman Field" by Territorial Legislature Joint Resolution 5 on April 19, 1963, but was renamed "Hilo International Airport" by Act 59 in 1989.

• A display case with General Lyman memorabilia and plaques was constructed in July 1992; the passenger terminal is currently named "General Lyman Terminal" in his memory.

• Transmit certified copies of the resolution to the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Hawaii Governor, Department of Transportation Director, and County of Hawaii officials.