INDEX OF LETTERS OF SUPPORT

SET 1 of 2

1. Governor of the State of Hawaii 

2. United States Congressional Delegation for State of Hawaii 

3. Hawaii State Senate Delegation 

4. Chair of the Hawaii State Senate Committee on Transportation, International and 

Intergovernmental Affairs 

5. Speaker of the Hawaii State House of Representatives 

6. Chair of the Hawaii State House of Representatives Committee on Tourism, 

Culture and International Affairs 

7. Mayor of the County of Hawaii 

8. Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu 

9. Hawaii Chamber of Commerce 

10. Hawaii Visitors & Convention Bureau 

11. Hawaii Convention Center 

12. President and CEO of the Hawaii Tourism Authority 

13. Vice President of Brand Management of the Hawaii Tourism Authority 

14. Mayor of the City of San Jose 

15. Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport 

16. Sacramento Convention & Visitors Bureau 

17. Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce 

18. Hawaii Hotel & Lodging Association 

19. Kauai Visitors Bureau 

20. Maui Visitors Bureau 

21. Maui Hotel & Lodging Association 

22. Oahu Visitors Bureau 

23. Waikiki Improvement Association 

24. Hawaii Business Roundtable 

25. Enterprise Honolulu, The Oahu Economic Development Board 

26. First Hawaiian Bank 

27. Central Pacific Bank 

28. Hawaii Medical Service Association 

29. The Queen’s Health Systems 

30. James Campbell Company LLC 

31. The MacNaughton Group 

32. Aon Risk Services, Inc. of Hawaii 

33. Castle & Cooke 

34. JAIMS 

35. Island Movers, Inc. 

36. Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. 

37. Retail Merchants of Hawaii 

38. C.S. Wo & Sons, Ltd. 

39. DFS Group 

Docket OST-2010-0018 





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STATE CAPITOL

HONOLULU, HAWAII 96813

March 3,2010

Secretary Ray LaHood

U.S. Department of Transportation

1200 New Jersey Ave, SE

Washington, D.C. 20590

Dear Secretary LaHood:

Re: Application of Hawaiian Airlines in the 2010 U.S.-Haneda Combination Services Allocation

Proceedins. DOT-OST-2O1 0-00 1 8

As the Chair of the Hawaii S".ru,J Committee on Transportation, International and

Intergovernmental Affairs, I write to recommend Hawaiian Airlines be awarded the authority to

initiate daily non-stop flight service between Honolulu and Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan. In

the course of my Committee's oversight authority of airlines in Hawaii, I have found Hawaiian

Airlines to be prompt, efficient, reliable, and dedicated in providing air seryices. I have also

found Mark Dunkerley, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hawaiian Airlines, to be

sincere and honest in his testimony on issues facing Hawaii, including his testimony in the wake

of the demise of Aloha Airlines in 2008, which was very helpful to the Committee in

understanding the economics of airline carriers.

As you know, Hawaiian Airlines is the only local airline with the capability of flying nonstop

between Japan and Hawaii. Japan is a critical tourism market for Hawaii and Hawaii is the most

preferred travel destination for the Japanese. The importance of increased tourism to Hawaii

cannot be overstated. Tourism is the mainstay of Hawaii's economy, and Hawaiian Airlines is a

major transporter of tourists to and from Hawaii as well as between the Islands. The impact of a

Hawaiian Airlines direct route between Honolulu and Haneda will be a much needed economic

stimulus to Hawaii in terms of job creation, enhanced tax revenues, and the compound effect of

transportation services upon the economy. This new service will also be an important step in

creating new economic and cultural opportunities for this State, and I might also add that since

about one-third of Hawaii's population is of Japanese ancestry, awarding the direct route between

Honolulu and Haneda Airport to Hawaiian Airlines is the sensible and logical choice.
Secretarv Rav LaHood

iutut.tt 3,2010

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Please give Hawaiian Airlines every consideration in awarding it the route between Haneda and

Honolulu.

Sincerely, ^ .

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Chair, Senate Committee on Transportation,

International, and Intergovemmental Affairs















Kaua‘i Visitors Bureau • 4334 Rice Street, Suite 101 • Lihu‘e, Hawai‘i, USA 96766 

Telephone: (808) 245-3971 • Facsimile: (808) 246-9235 • E-mail: kauai@hvcb.org • www.kauaidiscovery.com

March 2, 2010 

Secretary Ray LaHood 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Ave, SE 

Washington, DC 20590 

RE: Application of Hawaiian Airlines in the 2010 U.S.-Haneda Combination Services 

Allocation Proceeding, DOT-OST-2010-0018 

Dear Secretary LaHood: 

As the Executive Director of the Kaua‘i Visitors Bureau (KVB), I represent an 

organization charged with marketing the Island of Kaua‘i. 

KVB has 225 members, which includes a variety of hotels, condominiums, vacation 

rentals, retail shops, and activity providers (boat tours, air tours, kayak, hiking, zipline, ATV, 

surfing, etc.). We promote tourism utilizing consumer and travel trade print advertising, radio, 

television spots, with an emphasis on public relations, to name just a few elements. One of our 

consistently reliable partners for promotions has been Hawaiian Airlines. 

I am writing to express my strong support for Hawaiian’s application to provide flights 

between Honolulu and Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. Hawaiian’s proposed daily service from Haneda 

is an exciting prospect that will make travel to Hawai‘i more convenient and accessible for 

Japanese tourists visiting Hawai‘i and bring some much-needed competition that will benefit all 

travelers flying this route. 

Tourism is far and away Hawai‘i’s most important industry and visitors coming from 

Japan are crucial to its success and the overall economic well being of the state of Hawai‘i. If 

Hawaiian is allowed to offer flights from Japan, the economic benefits will extend to Hawai‘i 

businesses on all islands and help create new jobs for residents statewide. 

Accordingly, I believe the awarding of Haneda route rights to Hawaiian by the 

Department of Transportation is in the public’s best interest and that the application submitted by 

Hawaiian should be granted. 

Sincerely, 

Susan A. Kanoho 

Executive Director 

Kaua‘i Visitors Bureau

1727-B Wili Pa Loop • Wailuku, HI 96793 • 808/244-8625 • 808/244-3094 fax • info@mauihla.org 

February 26, 2010 

Secretary Ray LaHood 

US Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Ave., SE 

Washington, DC 20590 

RE: Application of Hawaiian Airlines in the 2010 U.S. – Haneda Combination Services Allocation 

Proceeding, DOT-OST-2010-0018 

Dear Secretary LaHood, 

I represent the Maui Hotel & Lodging Association (MHLA). MHLA is comprised of over 120 

accommodation properties and businesses on Maui; and collectively, our membership employs over 

10,000 residents. MHLA is the legislative arm of the Visitor Industry. 

MHLA strongly supports Hawaiian Airlines’ application for authority to serve Tokyo’s Haneda 

Airport. For many years, visitors from Japan have been an integral part of the visitor industry in 

Hawaii. These valued visitors positively impact our businesses - as Japanese travelers are amongst the 

highest spending visitors in Hawaii. Hawaiian Airlines’ proposed new daily service from Haneda will 

provide a convenient way to access to our island paradise, thus making travel even more desirable to 

the highly treasured Japanese consumer. 

The economic impact of allowing this service would be substantial to our visitor industry based 

economy. Tourism is the economic engine of Hawaii; and the majority of our businesses in Hawaii 

rely upon visitor revenues to survive. The approval of this application would be a significant boost to 

our struggling economy. 

MHLA strongly urges you to grant Hawaiian Airlines’ application. 

Sincerely, 

Carol Reimann 

Executive Director 

W A I K I K I I M P R O V E M E N T A S S O C I A T I O N

2255 Kuhio Avenue Suite 760 Honolulu, HI 96815 Ph: 808.923.1094 ~ Fax: 808.923.2622 ~ email: mail@waikikiimprovement.com

February 25, 2010 

Secretary Ray LaHood 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Ave, SE 

Washington, DC 20590 

RE: Application of Hawaiian Airlines in the 2010 U.S.-Haneda Combination Services Allocation 

Proceeding, DOT-OST-2010-0018 

Dear Secretary LaHood: 

My Name is Rick Egged, representing the Waikīkī Improvement Association. The WIA is a nonprofit 

membership organization consisting of over 150, land owners, hotels, retailers and restaurants in Waikīkī

along with many of the business that serve them. The WIA is dedicated to the physical and cultural 

enhancement of one the worlds most famous and desirable destinations. 

Waikīkī performs a major role exporting the state’s visitor services. In this role it facilitates the 

injection of billions of outside dollars into the rest of the economy. For this reason, Waikiki is not only a 

source of employment, income and taxes, but also one of the state’s major economic growth assets. It’s 

effectiveness in competing for visitors and providing them a satisfying vacation experience is important to the 

stability and growth of the state’s economy. Using 2009 numbers Waikiki accounted for 42% of statewide 

tourism. Waikiki has 39% of the available visitor units in the state. About $5.3 billion of all visitor 

expenditures in the state were generated by Waikiki-based visitor activity. 

The Waikīkī Improvement Association strongly supports the Hawaiian Airlines application for an 

award of route rights to serve Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. Visitors from Japan make up 27% of Waikīkī’s market 

providing an excellent opportunity to attract valuable foreign exchange currency to the United States. Allowing 

flights from Haneda to Honolulu would make a trip to Hawai‘i that much more accessible and convenient for a 

large portion of Tokyo’s population. The Waikīkī Improvement Association believes allowing Haneda access 

to Hawaiian Airlines is in the public interest and should be approved as soon as possible. 

Thank-you for your consideration, if you have any questions please feel free to contact me at (808) 923-

1094. 

Mahalo, 

Rick Egged, President 

Waikīkī Improvement Association