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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 217 Draft 01 1959 ` fr COUNTY OF HAWAII - STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. 217 WHEREAS, the County of Hawaii has suffered severe economic loss due to lack of employment opportunities and as a result of which has also suffered a loss in population; and WHEREAS, tourism affords the greatest opportunity to increase employment for its people; and WHEREAS, the vast majority of tourists travel via air; and WHEREAS, in anticipation of the proposed jet runways in Honolulu, Oahu, and Hilo, Island of Hawaii, State of Hawaii, applications have been filed for air routes from mainland cities to Honolulu as a terminal or intermediate point, including one to Hilo as a terminal point; and WHEREAS, during the peak flight seasons, being the summer and winter months, air passengers have found it difficult to obtain passage from Hawaii to the mainland of the United States and vice versa, resulting in great inconvenience and loss of time and money to air travellers; and WHEREAS, the Civil Aeronautics Board will hold hearings in Honolulu, commencing on October 26, 1959, to determine, among other things, whether additional air routes to Hawaii should be granted; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of rA`~~'~' Supervisors of the County of Hawaii, State of Hawaii, that the Civil Aeronautics Board be and it is hereby respectfully urged to grant additional air routes to the cities in the Res, iYo...S_=ZZ.L ~s c+r t ~`i lug C 'F'd ^ ~1 4~ N A,i, .Li: . per. 16 1 State of Hawaii from the mainland of the United States and/or vice versa; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chairman or Acting Chairman of said Board be and he is hereby requested to attend said hearing as a public' witness to urge said Board to grant such additional:air routes; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the County of Hawaii be and is hereby directed to send certified copies of this resolution to the President of the United States, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Interior, the two United States Senators and the United States Representative from Hawaii, the Chairman and members of the Civil Aeronautics Board, the Governor of Hawaii, the members of the Senate and House of Representatives of the Legislature of the State of Hawaii, and as many certified copies as the Examiner conducting said hearings shall require. Dated at Hilo, Hawaii, this 16th day of September, 1959. A G CHAIRMAN D AND-EXECUTI V OFFICER, COUNTY OF HAWAII i I V 7 SUPERVISORS, CY F HAWAII << , No_2--------------- 'Pi le h'o,-...... ~4, B. No.__ ------------~-d, - _SEP 16 1'?71