01 July 2026

Aloha Airlines' N823AL

This quarter's edition of "HNL RareBirds Classic" Aloha Airlines' tribute, features 737-230/Adv, N823AL "Liholiho" (c/n 23154, l/n 1078, f/n 823), seen above, on a short final for Runway 26R in 2005.

N823AL was painted several months later in the retro "Funbird" livery to celebrate Aloha Airlines' 60th anniversary in 2006, and the name "Liholiho" was retained.

23154's History:
Jan 1985: Delivered to Lufthansa as D-ABMB "Ingolstadt".
___ 1993: Painted in the Lufthansa current livery.
Dec 1996: Acquired by Aloha Airlines as N823AL "Liholiho".
Jun 2006: Painted in the "Funbird" retro livery (above photo).
Mar 2008: Aloha ceased operations.
Jun 2008: Ferried to MHV for storage.
Apr 2017: Scrapped at MHV by Moto Art, fuselage skin were upcycled into PlaneTags, and other parts were upcycled as Moto Art products.

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