Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 172 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to express opposition to the closure of the United Airlines pilot domicile in Honolulu.

Several United Airlines pilots and a private citizen testified in support of this measure.

As a part of its attempts to cut costs, United Airlines is considering closing its Honolulu Pilot Domicile. Although the domicile may be costing United Airlines $1,500,000 a year that could be saved by moving pilots to other cities, this figure can be deceiving. Recent research by United Airlines pilots reveals that having crews readily available in Honolulu, to continue operations interrupted by irregular events, has actually saved the airline millions of dollars.

Keeping the domicile open also assists the local economy as these pilots' jobs represent about $8,000,000 in annual salary, with much of it being spent in the islands.

Your Committee understands that United Airlines is also considering the closure of its domicile for flight attendants.

Accordingly, your Committee has amended this measure by:

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 172, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Tourism and Culture in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 172, H.D. 1.