Vintage Western Airlines Pin retro dune buggy who featured a Gumby short

who featured a Gumby short called ”Gumby on the Moon” on the Howdy Doody show in 1956

began printing his company logo on white shirts local surfers brought into Gordon & Smith Surfboards

focusing on enlightening the youth of key Hawaiian values of respect for nature and people

but the Valley Island also has a rich heritage in surfing

Vintage Western Airlines Pin retro dune buggy who featured a Gumby shortAs with many early air carriers, Western Airlines began in 1925 as a mail carrier service. Based in California, Western went through many stages over its sixty plus year existence. When it began serving as a commercial airline it initially focused on the Western United States. In 1969 it began offering service to Honolulu and Hilo with high end service which they called The Islander routes. During its prime in the 1970's and 1980's Western increased