Episode 8: 'Women of the Civil Air Patrol'

In this episode, Aunty Piilani looks back on her time in the Civil Air Patrol as a teenager in the 1950s. She shares what she learned, how she earned a spot at a national encampment at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, and how she unexpectedly found herself starring in a military training film—complete with Hollywood treatment. Along the way, she recalls a side trip to ride the roller coaster at Coney Island and reflects on a dream she had about her son becoming an Air Force pilot… a dream that eventually came true.