Rob Pacheco, President of Hawaii Forest & Trail
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C Rob Pacheco, President of Hawaii Forest & Trail, walks across the beach at Pololū Valley - Photo credit Google Maps TM C www.MokuleleAirlines.com A message from Ron Hansen, CEO of Mokulele Airlines What’s Inside? E komo mai! Kalaeloa Welcome aboard and thank you to Kahului for choosing Mokulele! We’re 6 always looking for new ways Daily nonstop service to serve our valued passengers, and we have several exciting begins July 1 new developments to share with you. First of all, we’re pleased to announce that on July 1, we will begin offering daily service between Kalaeloa Airport on O‘ahu and Kahului Landing an Airport on Maui. You’ll find more details about our new service from this historic airport in our story 10 Education on page 8. We’re also pleased to announce that our renovations to our Kahului commuter terminal are about Nine dedicated students to get underway. And, we’re making plans to introduce from Moloka‘i go the interisland cargo service. We encourage you to like us on distance to become Facebook so you can watch for future announcements as our plans move forward. nursing assistants In this issue of Island Hopper, you’ll learn about how Rob Pacheco of Hawaii Forest & Trail hiked more than 65 miles with the Google Street View Trekker strapped to his back to bring you a preview of some of the most High Tech magnificent hiking trails the Big Island has to offer. You’ll also learn about the distance some of our nursing 14 Trekker students are willing to go to complete their education, Rob Pacheco hits the and we’ll introduce you to a very inspiring nonprofit organization that uses the sport of basketball to help kids trails with Google’s Street develop important life skills. View technology Enjoy your flight! It is our honor to serve you and we look forward to welcoming you back on one of our flights in the very near future. Mahalo. Sincerely, Net Ron Hansen 18 Effects Ron Hansen, President & CEO Mokulele Airlines Basketball Maui uses the power of the sport to help kids build character TM CORPORATE President/CEO Mokulele Airlines RON HANSEN Publisher/Executive VP/COO DAVE BERRY Editorial Director THOMAS GAUL Creative Director TOBY THOMPSON Editor-in-Chief KAREN BROST ACCOUNT MANAGERS Corporate Account Manager GAIL GLUSHENKO Maui JEROMY HANSEN Oahu JOCELYN PALAFOX TECHNOLOGY Web Development DAN TRUJILLO Editorial Inquiries: [email protected] Advertising Inquiries: [email protected] Island Hopper Magazine Corporate Office 8241 E. Evans, Ste. 102 . Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 Toll Free: 800-439-6955 . 480-393-3013 . Fax: 480-393-3017 Office: OʻAHU Kalaeloa Hoʻolehua MOLOKAʻI Honolulu Kapalua Kahului MAUI Hana Lanaʻi City LANAʻI HAWAI I (THE BIG ISLAND)ʻ Waimea-Kohala Kona Flying into the Summer! All of us at Mokulele Airlines would like to thank you for choosing us for your travel needs. We hope you enjoy your flight with us, whether you’re on business or vacation! We would also like to extend a Happy Father’s Day on June 15th and a safe and memorable 4th of July holiday weekend to all of our passengers! Time seems to be flying by as June 21st marks the first day of summer, and we’re ready to get you to all of your favorite destinations for June and July! However, before we officially mark our calendars for the summer, you may want to take the family to celebrate King Kamehameha at one of the parades hosted in Kona and Honolulu on June 14th. Our transition to another season will be christened with the 23rd Annual Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Festival in Kahului on June 22nd. The music doesn’t stop there, as Waikiki is host to the 44th Annual Ukulele Festival that takes place on July 20th at the Kapiolini Park Bandstand. That takes us to the end of July where the spectacular 32 mile Moloka‘i to O‘ahu Paddleboard World Championships will take place July 27th! We look forward to continuing to provide great service to all of our passengers in the coming year. We’re proud to add Kalaeloa to our list of destinations, and our growth is only made possible with the continued support of our valued passengers who have helped us become Hawaii’s number one Island Hopper! Make your next reservation online at www.mokuleleairlines.com and let us show you Hawaii’s greatest views! 2 I MOKULELEAIRLINES.COM Credit: HTA/Tor Johnson BY KAREN BROST esidents of the Kapolei and Ewa Beach areas of O‘ahu air station in the Pacific theater and was the Navy’s last naval air as well as visitors to the resorts and attractions on the station in Hawai‘i. The facility was closed in 1999 after 57 years island’s leeward coast will soon find it more convenient of service. R to travel to and from Maui. On July 1, Mokulele will Barbers Point was named for Captain Henry Barber, the begin nonstop service between Oahu’s Kalaeloa Airport and master of the 100-foot British brigantine Arthur that ran aground Kahului with six daily flights, three each way. during a tropical storm in 1796. Captain Barber and six of his crew Kalaeloa is located at the former Naval Air Station (NAS) members survived and reached the shore near a place the native Barbers Point, John Rodgers Field. Known as the “Crossroads Hawaiians called “Kalaeloa.” It was a birthplace of Hawaiian of the Pacific,” NAS Barbers Point served as the largest naval kings and destined to become the site of the naval air station. Centennial of Naval Aviation P-3 retires 2014 at NAMBP Kalaeloa Airport 6 I MOKULELEAIRLINES.COM Kalaeloa Lobby Anyone interested in learning more about the history of NAS Barbers Point can arrange to visit the Naval Air Museum Barbers Point located in Building 1792 on Midway Road. Appointments can be made by calling 808-682-3982 and a donation is requested. The museum’s mission is to save aircraft that are relevant to naval aviation history in Hawai‘i. The museum currently has four retired Navy fighter and attack jets, one UP-2 Orion aircraft, a Marine Corps CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter and numerous military ground vehicles on display. When the new service begins on July 1, Kalaeloa will become the ninth airport Mokulele serves. As with most of the other airports Mokulele operates from, parking is free (including overnight parking) and TSA screenings are not required. Travelers will also save time by eliminating the need to drive to and from Honolulu on H1. Check-in time is 30 minutes before departure. Mokulele will offer special introductory fares to celebrate the launch of the new service from Kalaeloa to Kahului. For the current flight schedule, visit www.mokuleleairlines.com. First P3 arrives 1964 8 I MOKULELEAIRLINES.COM The students, eight women and one man, were enrolled in the nurse assistant certificate program offered by the University of Hawaii Maui College, Molokai. According to Donna Haytko- Paoa, professor/coordinator for the school, the college currently has approximately 250 students who are pursuing certificates as well as associate’s, bachelor’s and master’s degrees. “We’re able to get people higher education as part of the University of Hawaii, just right here on Moloka‘i,” she explains. For the nursing certificate program, instructor Kathleen Mumford, RN, BSN, MBA, presented lectures via live video stream from Maui and lab instructor Rosalie Schreiber, RN, APRN, traveled to Moloka‘i each month to work with the students. But there was Moloka‘i nursing students (left to right): Jonathan Mina, Primrose Kekahuna, Judith Michlig, Angielou ost college students just jump in the Alfante-Deguzman, Tami Michaelson, Kaui Akina, Kyli Joe Mawae, Alicia Maurizio, Julie Schonely car or grab a bike or bus to get to one requirement for the program that couldn’t be completed on M class, but for one group of nursing Moloka‘i. “The students for the Nurse Assistant Program must do students from Moloka‘i, the only way to get a clinical practicum at a state approved long-term nursing facility during their training to qualify to take the Hawaii state examination where they needed to go was by air. to be a Certified Nurse Assistant,” Kathleen says. “There are no such facilities at this time for students to comply with these regulations on Moloka‘i.” Photo courtesy of Hawaii Tourism Japan (HTJ) 10 I MOKULELEAIRLINES.COM Issue 10 I 11 When the nine nursing students began their certificate program in January, they knew they would have to travel to Maui to complete their training. “We didn’t know how it was going to work out, but we were just going to go for it and do it,” says one of the students, Tami Michaelson. Knowing that it would be a financial burden for the students to pay for their travel expenses, Donna was determined to find a way to help the students get to Maui. She had recently met Mokulele’s executive vice president and COO Dave Berry who told her to let him know if the airline could ever assist the college. She contacted Dave and Mokulele offered to fly the students to Maui and back free of charge so they could complete their clinical requirements at the Hale Makua long-term care facility. “When our teacher, Miss Schrieber, announced it to everybody, there was silence,” Tami explains. “We couldn’t believe it. People are just trying to make ends meet here, and now we felt like we had celebrity status. It was the perfect number of seats.