Bit of trivia... Met the aforesaid inaugural flight and missed the official welcome by the Hawaiian Clergy et al because of Joe. It cost PX Joe's accommodation and two guards outside his room... and a whole lot of sweet talking to keep him out of jail also avoiding charges.
We had a group of tour wholesalers/travel agents on the HNLPOM sector - and I hoped they didn't recognise another captain (not Gary) fast asleep on the bar at the Ala Moana (I think) at 0200. Take off was 0800 or 0830!!
One of the reasons that killed that service was that pax had to overnight HNL en route from the West Coast of USA to POM. What might have been!!!