JAL restarting service to Kona

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The HNL customs facility is at capacity and KOA has been designated the alternate. New routes will be coming to KOA. The state is spending 75 million dollars to replace KOA with something that (hopefully) won't be rated consistently in the "10 worst airports in the country" list.

http://hidot.hawaii.gov/blog/2017/03/22/...t-keahole/

Meanwhile, ~70 miles away, sits a nearly empty airport that was designed and built to be the second gateway into Hawaii.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilo_Inter...tilization