Air carrier captain reported that a NOTAM for ogg was confusing as to applicable conditions.

Attributes
ACN	1526592
Time
Date	201803
Place
Locale Reference	OGG.Airport
State Reference	HI
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Total 9423 Flight Crew Type 1187
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

NOTAM for ogg ILS or localizer 2 requires tracking and navigating with NDB and ADF required operation. Discussed with dispatch via ACARS. It appears that ogg would only expect the users to comply with this NOTAM when both lny and ogg vors are out of service. That is not how the NOTAM reads.it appears that the NOTAM as written requires an ADF; outbound bearing; inbound bearing and NDB holding.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Air carrier Captain reported that a NOTAM for OGG was confusing as to applicable conditions.

Narrative: NOTAM for OGG ILS or LOC 2 requires tracking and navigating with NDB and ADF required operation. Discussed with Dispatch via ACARS. It appears that OGG would only expect the users to comply with this NOTAM when both LNY and OGG VORs are out of service. That is not how the NOTAM reads.It appears that the NOTAM as written requires an ADF; outbound bearing; inbound bearing and NDB holding.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.