Question: How is it possible that and by what legal authority may a county/municipal aviation/airport department/authority's police force be used to evict/drag off/manhandle a paying/ticketed passenger already seating in his assigned seat on a scheduled, commercial airline flight?  If this type of incident can happen legally in Chicago, can it also happen at Honolulu International Airport through the use of HNL's state deputy sheriffs?  I don't believe that HNL's deputy sheriffs are authorized nor can they legally take such adverse action(s) against a paying, ticketed airline passenger on behalf of a privately-owned commercial airline.