House committees on Transportation (Chair: Rep. Joe Souki), Tourism & Culture (Chair: Rep. Ryan Yamane) and Labor & Public Employment (Rep. Alex Sonson) will hold a joint informational briefing on the Aloha Airlines Bankruptcy situation. The purpose of the briefing is to gather pertinent information on the bankruptcy, its impact on the state, and transitional, short-term and long-term plans to address:
Impact on inter-island travel and service to consumers
Impact on local, national and international tourism
Impact on employees, including unemployment benefits and workforce assistance
WHEN: WEDNESDAY, April 2, 2008
8:30 – 11:45 a.m.
WHERE: State Capitol Auditorium
WHO: The following have been invited to present information:
Transportation: Barry Fukunaga, Governor's Office; DOT Director Brennon Morioka and Deputy Director, Airports Division, Brian Sekiguchi; Blaine Miyasato, Vice President, Customer Service, Hawaiian Airlines.
Tourism: Rex Johnson, Hawaii Tourism Authority; Marsha Weinert, DBEDT Tourism Liaison; Robert Shore, Economist DBEDT, Murray Towill, Hawaii Hotel Association;
Labor: Darwin Ching, Director of Labor and Industrial Relations; Wayne Wakeman, ALPA (Airline Pilots)
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