While on the Islands, Jim did a stint with Inter-Island and spent a few months flying Sikorsky clippers. Jim was checked out on the S-42 and S-43 the first part of September and then began flying routes between Honolulu, Kauai, Maui and Hilo.

Jim's clearance checks and weather forecasts for the October 23rd Honolulu-Kauai & Honolulu-Maui loops

Jim's last run was the Honolulu to Kauai loop on December 4, 1941. It was then time for him to return home and to Douglas.

The S-43 The S-42 Jim's opinion of Hawaii as quoted in the Edmonton paper - "Now that I am here I am quite disappointed, guess I had read too many travel folders." He explains in the article below. It is also clear from Jim's descriptions that Hawaii was preparing for war