Edited sentence: "In the end when we made the decision to do it, we never thought Aloha had to go out of business," he said."Ornstein acknowledged that Mesa might have considered what would happen if Aloha failed."Ornstein says the reality was that Aloha's bankruptcy was a sign of weakness and a window of opportunity."We are always looking for opportunities to grow and we did view this as an opportunity," Ornstein says".A grassroots effort of concerned citizens in Hawaii has formed "HERO"  an acronym for Hawaii's airline Employees Repelling Ornstein.Airines in Hawaii because he viewed Aloha as weak and their recent bankruptcy as "an opportunity".But he said the scenario played no role in the company's decision to enter the Hawaii market.HERO website.How Hawaii Works, PBN Editorial "Mesa CEO has rival employees up in the air" Oct.Jonathan Ornstein "Airline’s ticket-sales complaint is grounded" Star Bulletin Oct.Jonathan Ornstein "Fasten Your Seatbelts" Hawaii Business Magazine Feb.Jonathan Ornstein recently started go.The editorial also describes how Ornstein has a "talent for infuriating his rivals".This editorial;.This is in stark contrast to a more recent quote by Jonathan Ornstein here;.and credits "The formation of a grass-roots group this week just to rebut Jonathan Ornstein's statements is a tribute to this unusual skill".compares the new HERO group with a similar group formed in 2003 called AERO, or ACA Employees Repelling Ornstein