Harlan Iwamoto:  

I was born & raised in Hilo, Hawaii. Attended Kapiolani Elementary School, Hilo Intermediate School. Left Hilo after my 9th grade year & attended McKinley High School. My best memories were my years in Hilo and was sad to leave all my friends I knew since childhood, but then I started a new chapter in my life. Employed at Aloha Airlines in Honolulu1967, then transferred to Hilo in 1969. Employed at Continental Airlines in Hilo 1971 - 1980, then transferred to Las Vegas. Transferred to LosAngeles in 1983 to work for Continental Airlines Flight Operations. We were eventually bought out by a private firm and renamed Continental Computer Services & eventually Electronic Data Systems (EDS owned by Ross Perot). Retired in 2005 after 34 yrs of service in management. What we did was build the routes an aircraft would fly based on the current temperature, weather and weight of the aircraft from origin to destination. I also rerouted flights in the air if a pilot wanted to change the routing of his flight d...Expand for more