Beyond the Deal: What Lies in Store for Hawaiian and Alaska

As the aviation industry continues to evolve, it will be fascinating to observe how these developments unfold and shape the future of air travel, particularly in Hawaii, for residents and tourists alike.

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It might be called Hawaiian, but it isn’t Hawaii-owned

t’s fascinating to learn about the airline’s transition from being a Kamaaina (locally) owned company to being owned by many, but not by anyone in Hawaii. This history hasn’t been shared in the news of the buyout.

Here is the cliff notes version.

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How times have changed

Indeed, if you go back in the history of Hawai‘i aviation and the issues of ownership and who operated, the mere fact that an airline that was not “Hawai‘i based” came in to buy a “Hawai‘i based airline” that didn’t elicit an immediate hearing in the State Capitol on the merits of it told me that, indeed, the relationship between the people of Hawai‘i, its government officials, and its aviation options, has very much changed.

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