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Rebecca Logan Marilou Schmidt Phyllis Miyashiro Elly Johnson Services, Inc. 75-5931 Walua Rd., Kailua-Kona Call us 808-334-0044 alohainsurance.com President Peter 75¢ HI 85 LO 73 WEATHER, PAGE 6A VOL. 48, NO. 149 16 PAGES KEAUHOU NEXT UP AS REGATTA HOST SPORTS, 1B Strike and strand? KAILUA-KONA — For an island state that depends on one carrier to transport most of its people between islands, a walkout or a lockout at Hawaiian Airlines could leave residents and visitors with few options. If it comes down to a strike at Hawaiian Airlines, Bill Walter, vice president of the Hawaii Island Chamber of Commerce, said he hoped that pilots and management wouldn’t leverage vital interisland routes in the struggle to come to an agreement. “There are other ways to do this,” Walter said. “They are island residents just like us; they don’t need to do that to our community.” For instance, pilots could refuse to fly routes to the mainland, Walter said. That would impact tourism but wouldn’t have the same crippling effect on the daily course of business here. On the mainland, people can work around a transportation strike by using other modes of travel. Here, loss of a major interisland carrier could leave travelers stranded without much recourse, Walter said. Hawaiian Airlines, meanwhile, said it’s way too early to comment on possible effects of a strike as it’s still too far down the line. But Island Air and Mokulele Airlines, with limited seats, wouldn’t be able to handle the capacity left by a pause in Hawaiian service, Walter said. “It would have to be first come, first served, and important things would fall by the wayside,” Walter said. Reason to worry? Big Island residents needing to go to doctor appointments on Oahu, make business trips or attend to emergency family matters could all feel the sting of a shutdown. More than a year into contract talks, Hawaiian pilots began BY BRET YAGER WEST HAWAII TODAY byager@westhawaiitoday.com SEE STRIKE PAGE 6A Hawaiian Airlines pilots picket outside of Honolulu International Airport on Wednesday. MARINA RIKER/AP PHOTO Some concerned potential pilot strike could leave outer islands grounded HPA Graduate Lokelani Ching gets a lei from her grandfather Eugene after Friday morning’s commencement. The school graduated 97 seniors at the 65th annual Commencement Exercises. LAURA SHIMABUKU/WEST HAWAII TODAY Telescope company, foes agree on replacing hearing officer HONOLULU — Opponents of a giant telescope and the nonprofit company that wants to build it on Mauna Kea agree on something: It’s time for a new hearing officer to oversee proceedings for the project’s construction permit. On Thursday, TMT International Observatory filed a request asking to replace retired Big Island Judge Riki May Amano with an alternate. Those who oppose the Thirty Meter Telescope have been calling for Amano’s removal as hearing officer. Among their conflict-of-interest objections is her paid membership to Imiloa Astronomy Center. Permit applicant University of Hawaii also wants to replace Amano. The university takes issue with Amano mediating an unrelated university matter. TMT says it’s best to replace her to minimize further delay. KAILUA-KONA — The son of a Hawaii County Police Department lieutenant pleaded not guilty to stealing a police pistol Friday in Third Circuit Court. Joseph “Joey” Namakanaokeakua Wike, 22, of Kailua- Kona, was charged with first-degree theft on April 20. Wike is the son of Lt. Gerald Wike of the police department’s Area II Criminal Investigation Section. The weapon was not used, and the younger Wike surrendered the weapon voluntarily, according to court documents. Because the stolen item was a firearm, the charge was upgraded to first-degree theft, which raises the offense to a class B felony that carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. The investigation was completed by Area I detectives, who normally cover the windward, eastern side of the island. Joseph Wike was placed on supervised release. He is being represented by deputy public defender Wendy DeWeese, who was not available for comment. Gerald Wike did not return a message left Friday afternoon. BY GRAHAM MILLDRUM WEST HAWAII TODAY gmilldrum@westhawaiitoday.com Wike By West Hawaii Today staff and wire sources Hawaii Preparatory Academy More grad photos INSIDE 5A, 7A
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