HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 293 Draft 01 1972-1976County of Hawaii—State of Hawan
Resolution No. 293
WHEREAS, Pan American World Airways is the pioneer in
American and Hawaiian aviation; and
WHEREAS, Pan Am's more than 1,200 employees in Hawaii are
valued members of our State, and have articulately expressed
in an open letter to the people of Hawaii the inequities which
place Pan Am at a competitive disadvantage; and
WHEREAS, Pan Am received from the United States Postal
Service far less for carrying international mail than do
foreign airlines; and
WHEREAS, comparative landing fees between American and
foreign airports, and between American and foreign planes
landing at the same foreign airport, reveal them to be
discriminatory against Pam Am; and
WHEREAS, loans by the United States Export -Import Bank at
low interest rates permit foreign airlines to buy American-
made planes cheaper than Pan Am; and
WHEREAS, such discriminations and discrepancies together
with soaring fuel costs, a decline in overseas passenger
traffic, and overcapacity, are inimical to the health of Pan Am
and the United States' balance of payments; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII
that it advocates and supports immediate measures by the
government of the United States to remedy the inequities herein
cited; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this County Council commends
the Hawaii employees of Pan American World Airways for
aggressively supporting their distressed employer; and
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that copies of this Resolution be
sent to the Honorable Gerald R. Ford, President of the United
States; the Honorable Hiram L. Fong, Senator from Hawaii; the
Honorable Daniel K. Inouye, Senator from Hawaii; the Honorable
Spark M. Matsunaga, Congressman from Hawaii; the Honorable
Patsy T. Mink, Congresswoman from Hawaii; Mr. Robert D. Timm,
Chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board; Mr. Claude S. Brinegar,
U.S. Secretary of Transportation; Mr. E. T. Klassen, Postmaster
General; Mr. William D. Eberle, Special Representative for Trade
Negotiations; Mr. W. J. Casey, President, Export -Import Bank;
Mr. William T. Seawell, Chairman of the Board, Pan American
World Airways; and Mr. Edward E. Swofford, Regional Vice -
President of the Pacific, Pan American World Airways.
Dated at Hilo, Hawaii, this 23rd day of October, 1974.
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CHAIRMAN, COUNT V COUNCIL
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawaii
Hilo, Hawaii
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by the vote indicated to
the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the County of Hawaii on.
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