Aloha Airlines and Kiritimati (Christmas Island), becoming the first airline to operate ETOPS approved B737s. In late 1986, Ching and vice-chairman Sheridan Ing announced plans to take the company private, and it remained in the hands of the Ing and Ching families until its emergence from bankruptcy in 2006, when additional investors including The Yucaipa Cos., Aloha Aviation Investment Group, and Aloha Hawaii Investors LLC took stakes in the airline. In 1987, the airline acquired Princeville Airways, renaming Aloha IslandAir, which became known as Island Air in 1995. In 2003, Island Air was sold to Gavarnie Holding and became an independent airline.
Aloha World Sevens matches are unpredictable tests of stamina, ball-handling expertise and blistering pace". The Aloha World Sevens rugby tournament takes place at the Aloha Stadium on the island of Oahu. The tournament places 16 top under Twenty years of age male teams from 16 countries against each other and 8 top under twenty years of age female teams from 8 countries against each other, each vying for the Aloha World Sevens title. Teams invited to the 2014 Aloha World Sevens tournament, to be held on June 5, 6 & 7th, are from: USA, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Samoa, Fiji, Tonga, France,