07-11-2009, 02:37 AM
Flying around the country I've seen a few small towns with the "if you build it they will come" mentality when it comes to airports. My hometown of Rochester has one of the nicest airports around. Unfortunately businesses and tourist don't come for the airport. That is just part of the journey.
That book was written in the 60's during the redevelopment of Hilo Airport so the accuracy of the statement is probably reliable. However the fact is that Honolulu has a population 30 times greater than Hilo and beautiful Waikiki beach to boot. Nice airport or not, Hilo is hard to market.
The funk stops here!
That book was written in the 60's during the redevelopment of Hilo Airport so the accuracy of the statement is probably reliable. However the fact is that Honolulu has a population 30 times greater than Hilo and beautiful Waikiki beach to boot. Nice airport or not, Hilo is hard to market.
The funk stops here!