Medical staff honored with flyover

Staff at Kona Community Hospital gather outside to watch Thursday's flyover by the Hawaii Air National Guard and 15th Wing Active Duty Airmen from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. (Courtesy Kona Community Hospital/Special to West Hawaii Today)

Staff at Kona Community Hospital gather outside to watch Thursday's flyover by the Hawaii Air National Guard and 15th Wing Active Duty Airmen from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. (Courtesy Kona Community Hospital/Special to West Hawaii Today)

Staff at Kona Community Hospital printed up signs and more for Thursday's flyover by the Hawaii Air National Guard and 15th Wing Active Duty Airmen from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. (Courtesy Kona Community Hospital/Special to West Hawaii Today)

A KC-135 Stratotanker flew over Kona Community Hospital and North Hawaii Community Hospital Thursday afternoon in a salute to all frontline workers battling COVID-19. Inset, Queen’s staff showed their “heart” for the flyover. (Courtesy Queen’s North Hawaii Community Hospital/Special to West Hawaii Today)

Staff at Queen's North Hawaii Community Hospital showed their "heart" to the Hawaii Air National Guard and 15th Wing Active Duty Airmen from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam during Thursday's flyover. (Courtesy Queen's North Hawaii Community Hospital/Special to West Hawaii Today)

Staff from two Hawaii Island hospitals made it outside Thursday to see the Hawaii Air National Guard and 15th Wing Active Duty Airmen from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam perform a flyover in a salute to all frontline workers battling COVID-19.