09-21-2014, 11:32 AM
Here's an HTH article that gives insight into the types of considerations the County gave on whether a strip was grandfathered or considered viable:
http://hilo.hawaiitribune-herald.com/sec...rator.html
Read it and you'll see even the Planning Director went back and forth on it more than once.
ed to add: clearly if the County wants to put them back in service for emergency use and to serve the public, that would be much easier than approving a private tour company to impact neighbors with helicopters for commercial recreational purpose. It seems to me that small plane traffic could be really helpful.
There are plenty of islands in the Pacific that are only accessible by either small planes or the monthly container ship. Too bad there is nowhere for a barge to unload in South Puna, similar to Kawaihae, which is not a large harbor at all, and handles military transports. And look at the old Mahukona harbor the sugar companies used.
Kathy
http://hilo.hawaiitribune-herald.com/sec...rator.html
Read it and you'll see even the Planning Director went back and forth on it more than once.
ed to add: clearly if the County wants to put them back in service for emergency use and to serve the public, that would be much easier than approving a private tour company to impact neighbors with helicopters for commercial recreational purpose. It seems to me that small plane traffic could be really helpful.
There are plenty of islands in the Pacific that are only accessible by either small planes or the monthly container ship. Too bad there is nowhere for a barge to unload in South Puna, similar to Kawaihae, which is not a large harbor at all, and handles military transports. And look at the old Mahukona harbor the sugar companies used.
Kathy