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<br /> Oahu: P.O. Box 27708 rirncrlutu, Hauaail 98827
<br /> H1gISie: P.O. Bas 384 B~^-rceuv, Sauuti 9878b
<br /> Maui: 289b C1a Piac~ '+rtticte, Hawaii 98708
<br /> Kauai: P.O. Ha+e 898 iy°. ,,una, Hawaii 98784
<br /> Pie: (8081 98 6 888 2 ^".'_)C. (808) 9868893
<br /> 1v: Mr. James Y. Arakaki, Chalr ~i2oIuC Barry Stakes, President
<br /> H>rvvaii County Council Citizens Against Noiae
<br /> 26 Aupuni !itreet Past Og'iCe Boz 364
<br /> ~fiilo, Hawaii 96720 Volcano, Hawsiii 96785
<br /> RATE: DcxemUer S, 1997 vRa,: Facsimile 'lYansmi>~aion
<br /> RE: Res+olutkm Number i7fa 1e~in~ the State Dept. of
<br /> ~insport.a.ticm, to! E;,,~,?,_°+_' ~:z A4i i~atlan at Hilo Airport
<br /> bear Chairperson Arak;~ki and Coup::" . nbers~
<br /> Many thanks to Council Mar,,, , ! Chung for the introduction of
<br /> Resolution No. 179-97, which urges ii;: ;irate DOT and the FAA to advance
<br /> noise mitigation techniques at Hilo lr~-•:n.:ttional Airport. Citizens Against
<br /> Noise fully supfwrts this measure.
<br /> The first and most importa~^' noise-mitigating effort far Hilo
<br /> International A~~irport would be The ~„+r,rment for all aircraft using the
<br /> facility to employ "Stage S" aircraft. rc~ntly, both Hawaiian and Aloha
<br /> Airlines, and the cargo aircraft the}+ ; "Stage 1" aircraflt, the noisiest
<br /> jets in service within the United Stal-'=~
<br /> Only two states, Haws.ii a:, r,i r, have been exempted from the
<br /> Cederal requirements to use these cit'..~ is 'aorc modernized jet aircraft. The
<br /> County, State, and our Hawaii Cane. ' .nal Delegation must be urged to
<br /> require the use of these aircrdCl for ti: ^_'ire state of Hawaii. Quieter jrnts
<br /> in operation at Hilo au-port would gc, ~ - + way towards the full enactnY€3~it
<br /> of the Part 15Q noise mitigation effort ~;~atlined by the State 00~.,
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<br /> last month the local rncdia ~ that more than 8,000 sriilit~Yy
<br /> aircraft operations at Hilo and i~or: << ~ x,000 at Keahole were reported ~
<br /> the State Department of Transpt~;,~ These flights have no direet_
<br /> positive impact on the local Big 3 ,1=: - cr;;xomy, and therefore all training
<br /> operations should immediately cease - : ~(t: international Airport. ~ ,
<br /> In fact, C itizens Agaust Nois+~ < :,;>LU ed by both State and Federal
<br /> officials that Dios the runway waF r:. at Keahole Airport for ire ema= '
<br /> tiorjal fights, all military "touch z.,~: s~,' ~ r~e~ a*ions would cease in Hilo, and
<br /> be transferred to Keahole-Kona. t~'- to Chairperson Arakaki and
<br /> Members of the Hawai, County Cc~uc~ ~`.~is opportunity to comment.
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