We'll help them with mortuary arrangements, whatever they need. We want to let them know the people of Hawaii are here to assist them however they can. Big Island correspondent Rod Thompson and the Associated Press contributed to this report. The air tour industry generally has a good safety record and meets a demand that is unlikely to diminish despite the fatal crash, a Big Island business official says. The big picture is that the safety record is quite good.
Safety is in their best interest.
Across the board, I think they police each other fairly well. The flight tour industry fulfills some of that wish to see other parts of the island and wilderness areas they can't get to any other way. Especially on the Big Island, this is a hard place to see everything. She said the flight tour industry is a significant part of the tourism trade. In the chamber, we get no complaints from visitors or residents who use these services.