Inter-Island Steam Navigation Company

Inter-Island Steam Navigation Co.
FoundedFebruary 7, 1883
FounderThomas R. Foster
Defunct1947
Headquarters
Area served
Hawaiian Islands
Key people
John Ena - Pres.
1898-1902
James A. Kennedy - Pres.
1902-1926
Stanley Kennedy Sr. - Pres.
1933-1947
ServicesPassenger and cargo transportation between the Hawaiian Islands

Inter-Island Steam Navigation Company was headquartered in Honolulu and ran steamship passenger and cargo service between the Hawaiian Islands from 1883 until 1947. Inter-Island constructed the Kona Inn in 1928, the first hotel in Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii. In 1929, Inter-Island created an airline subsidiary, Inter-Island Airways, that is still operating as Hawaiian Airlines.