§261C-20 Existing service. (a) As of the effective date of enactment of all required federal legislation, any person who:

(1) Is providing air transportation with turnaround service between two points, both of which are within the State of Hawaii pursuant to authority granted by the United States Department of Transportation; or

(2) Has previously applied to the United States Department of Transportation for authority to provide air transportation as a direct air carrier and has proposed in documents filed with the United States Department of Transportation only to operate turnaround service between points within the State of Hawaii pursuant to that authority,

shall be deemed qualified and shall be issued a certificate pursuant to this chapter.

(b) For the purposes of this section, "turnaround service" means the operation of an aircraft that only serves points within the State of Hawaii. [L 1993, c 332, pt of §2; am L 1994, c 146, §1]