HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.R. NO.	80
THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021
STATE OF HAWAII

HOUSE RESOLUTION

 

 

URGING HAWAII HELICOPTER COMPANIES TO AVOID conducting NON‑EMERGENCY FLIGHTS OVER RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS.

 

 

 

     WHEREAS, commercial helicopter flights are a popular activity in Hawaii that have been economically successful for some private companies; and

 

     WHEREAS, commercial helicopter flights, however, have become a nuisance and danger to many state residents, as the helicopters often fly over their neighborhoods; and

 

     WHEREAS, commercial helicopter flights over residential areas bring noise pollution, create safety hazards, and can end in tragedy, such as the recent deadly crash on a street in Kailua on Oahu; and

 

     WHEREAS, there is no valid reason for helicopters to fly over residential neighborhoods, except in emergency situations; and

 

     WHEREAS, the Hawaii Helicopter Association represents the helicopter industry in the State; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-first Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2021, that helicopter companies operating in Hawaii are urged to avoid flying over residential neighborhoods except in emergency situations; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that helicopter companies operating in Hawaii are urged to take disciplinary action against pilots who violate the foregoing requested restriction; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the President of the Hawaii Helicopter Association, who is requested to forward copies of this Resolution to the Association's members; Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration; Director of the state Department of Transportation; and each member of Hawaii's congressional delegation.

 

 

 

	OFFERED BY:	_____________________________

Report Title: 

Helicopters; Residential Areas; Neighborhoods