Mainland friends are surprised to learn I have never flown on Southwest Airlines. I probably never will, even though they’re planning to start service between the mainland and Hawaii sometime...

For years and years, two stalwart, reliable airlines carried us local folks back and forth among our lovely islands: Hawaiian Airlines, the country’s 11th largest, which has been operating since...

Last week I posted an item about Aloha Airlines shutting down after 61 years of service here. Two days later, a second shock: ATA Airlines abruptly ceased operations. Aloha was...

In fact, it’s heartbreaking. After more than 60 years of providing air service among these islands and more recently to the U.S. mainland, Aloha Airlines will shut down. It’s a...