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County of Hawaii-State of. Hawaii
Resolution No. 100
WHEREAS, Pan American Airlines, American Airlines and
Trans World Airlines received authorization from the Civil
Aeronautics Board to serve. Hilo, Hawaii, in 1969 in the
Transpacific Route decisions, with Pan American having been
granted prior temporary authorization since 1967; and
WHEREAS, Pan American Airlines obtained an order from
the Civil Aeronautics Board for suspension of service to
Hilo effective May 11, 1971, and has made application for
further suspension of service; and
WHEREAS, American Airlines and Trans World Airlines have
never inaugurated service to Hilo, having obtained postponements
from the Civil Aeronautics Board; and
WHEREAS, additional visitor accommodations in Hilo and
other parts of the. Island have been and are being constructed,
and the Hawaii Island Visitor Industry Association is presently
extensively promoting Hilo and the Island of Hawaii on the
mainland to attract tourists; and
WHEREAS, such suspension of service and failure to inaugurate
service by these airlines is harmful to the tourist industry of
the County of Hawaii and not in keeping with their original
application to service Hilo and the State of Hawaii; and
WHEREAS, the Civil Aeronautics Board has previously
recognized that Hilo is necessary as one of two gateways in
the Mainland-U.S.-Orient route, that the public convenience
and necessity require that Hilo as well as Honolulu need to be
serviced in order to provide points of entry and exit near the
extremities of the State; and that Hilo is needed as an alternate
gateway for dispersing tourist travel within the State; and
WHEREAS, a further postponement of service will cause
undue hardship to the economy and general welfare of the
people of the County of Hawaii,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE
COUNTY OF HAWAII that the CAB be requested to direct Pan American
-Airlines, American Airlines and Trans World Airlines to service
Hilo or to rescind the Hilo portion of the Transpacific Route
permits of Pan American Airlines, American Airlines, and Trans
World Airlines.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Clerk of the
County of Hawaii is hereby authorized and directed to transmit
copies of this resolution to the Civil Aeronautics Board,
Washington, D.C.; to the Honorable Daniel K. Inouye, Senator,
U.S. Senate; the Honorable Hiram L. Fong, Senator, U.S. Senate;
the Honorable Patsy T. Mink, Member of Congress, U.S. House of
Representatives; and the Honorable Spark M. Matsunaga, Member
of Congress, U.S. House of Representatives.
Dated at Mt. View, Hawaii, this 15th day of August 0
1973.
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CHAIRMAN, COUNT OUNCIL
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(JOSEPHINE R. YADAO - ABSENT & EXCUSED)
COUNCILMEN, COUNTY OF IAWAII
ROLL CALL VOTE
COUNTY COUNCIL AYES NOES A/E
County of Hawaii Carpenter X
Hilo, Hawaii
De Luz X
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by the vote indicated to Farias x
Fujii X
the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the County of Hawaii on.
Hisaoka X
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ATTEST: Yadao X
Chr. Yamada X
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Reference: Motion 10
Robert M. Yama
Tadashi Suzuki
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRMAN & PRESI ING OFFICER ~S
M.B. No . .
RESOLUTION NO. 100
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