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O PACIFI C WINGS ' PETITIO N FOR RECONSIDERATION ; DOCKETDOT-OST-2000-677 3 Dea rMr . DeVany : I a m writin g o n behal fo fth e Kalaupap a Federa l Advisor yCommissio n whic h serve s strictl yas a n advisorybod yt o th e Kalaupap a Nationa l Historica l Park . Th e Commissio n wholeheartedl ysupport s th e EA S contrac t awarde d t o Schuma n Aviatio n Compan yLtd . d/b/ a Makan i Ka i Ai rCharters . Sinc e Makan i Ka i bega n regula rservic e t o Kalaupap a i n Decembe ri t has bee n lik e a welcome d breat h o ffres h ai ran d i t ha s brough t a renewe d sens e o flif e t o th e communit yt o hav e accessibl e contac t wit h th e outsid e world . Makan i Kai' s servic e ha s contribute d t o th e overal l well bein g o fth e communit yan d ha s mad e th e outsid e worl d mor e accessibl e an d affordabl e t o th e resident s o fKalaupapa . Makan i Ka i consulte d wit h th e community , listene d t o thei rconcern s an d thi s i s reflecte d b ythei rfligh t schedul e an d fares . The yar e meetin g th e community' s need s fo raffordable , reliabl e an d timel yai r servic e tha t fit s th e specifi cneed s o fthi s remot e Kalaupap a communit ymad e u p o fpatient s an d Federa l an d Stat e o fHawai' i employees . I n particular , thei rfligh t schedul e accommodate s th e patient s wh o ar e no wabl e t o fl you t i n th e mornin g fo rmedica l appointments , allowin g fo rtim e t o ru n errands , sho p fo rsupplies , an d retur n t o Kalaupap a th e sam e day . Thei rschedul e als o accommodate s th e employee s wh o fl you t o n weekend s t o se e thei rfamilie s wh o liv e topside , o n Molokai , an d als o th e tourist s wh o fl yin/ou t fo rdail ytours . Th e pas t recor d o fPacifi cWing s show s the yhav e no t bee n responsiv e t o Kalaupap a communit y concern s o rneeds , especiall ytha t o fa n agin g Hansen' s diseas e population . I n particular , the yremove d a much neede d whee l chai rlif t tha t mad e i t difficul t and , i n som e cases , prevente d patient s fro m traveling . Neithe rha s Pacifi cWing s consulte d wit h th e communit y"t o wor k wit h th e communit yt o identif yan d addres s an yspecifi cdetail s o fan yallege d servic e issues... " as state d i n thei rJanuary25 , 201 1 lette rt o you . I n addition , th e hig h cos t o fthei rflight s mad e i t unaffordabl e an d impractica l fo r patient s an d employee s t o trave l regularly .Lette rt o Denni s DeVan y

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I n th e shor t tim e Makan i Ka i ha s bee n providin g regularl yschedule d flights , the yhav e show n tha t the y hav e th e community' s bes t interest s a t heart . Th e communit yi s ver yhapp ywit h th e servic e Makan i Ka i i s offerin g as compare d wit h th e servic e Pacifi cWing s offere d i n th e past . Fo rth e benefi t o fth e Kalaupap a community , w e as k tha t yo u continu e t o suppor t th e EA S contrac t tha t wa s awarde d t o Makan i Kai . Best regards .

Davi d Kaup u Chairman , Kalaupap a Federa l Advisor yCommissio n 213 1 Pun a St. , Honolulu , H I 9681 7 (Email : kskahu@yahoo.com )