Mokulele Airlines Hopes To Offer Service out of Kalaeloa Airport on West Oahu

Mokulele Airlines has announced that they are working with state and government officials to use the Kalaeloa Airport on West Oahu to offer daily service to Lanai, Molokai, Maui and possibly the Big Island of Hawaii.  Kalaeloa Airport, former the Barbers Point Naval Air Station, is currently being used by the U.S. Coast Guard and other military aircraft, as well as a few private planes.  Chief executive officer for Mokulele, Ron Hansen, stated, "There's a large population on that end of the island to support our kind of service. We think it could be a very good market, and we'd like to be the one that initiates it. We may need to do an environmental impact statement, but our planes barely make any noise compared to the military aircraft that use the airport."

Mokulele Airlines currently offers 100 to 120 flights per day and provides service from Honolulu, Lanai, Molokai, Kapalua, Kahului, Hana, Kona and Waimea. The airlines has 10 planes in service and 140 employees.

Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 11-19-2013, www.staradvertiser.com
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