Mokulele Airlines hopes to start the first-ever commercial flight service from Kalaeloa Airport on July 1, 2014. Kalaeloa Airport, located on the west side of Oahu, was previously known as the Barbers Point Naval Air Station. There are still a lot of hurdles for Mokulele Airlines to overcome, including finalizing a lease with the state to rent the property. However, officials for the airline are confident that everything will fall into place.
Tentatively, the airline plans to fly two to three daily flights from Kalaeloa Airport to Kahului (Maui), Molokai and Lanai, as well as possible service to Kapalua (West Maui). Mokulele current operates more than 120 flights per day and connects Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Maui and Hawaii (Big Island of Hawaii) island. According to a previous press release, they plan to purchase two of three more small Caravan planes to help meet demand.
The majority of the West Oahu residents are delighted by this news. Dean Capelouto, the transportation committee chairman of the Makakilo/Kapolei/Honokai Hale Neighborhood Board, commented, "There's a lot of people looking at this as an option of flying from the neighbor islands to get directly to Ko Olina, which is only a hop, skip and a jump from Kapolei. We're supportive of this as a neighborhood board because it promotes business of all sorts. It actually adds potential jobs in our community either via the connector taxi service picking people up from Kalaeloa and taking them where they need to go or at the ticket counter."
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 4-20-2014, www.staradvertiser.com
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