Hawaiian Airlines made an emergency landing Wednesday night in Japan — its second in the last two weeks — because of problems with the aircraft’s hydraulic system.

The state’s largest carrier said a Honolulu-bound Boeing 767 aircraft from Sapporo was two hours into its 8 p.m. (local time) flight when the captain received an indication of low hydraulic fluid. The pilot elected to divert the flight to Tokyo’s Narita International Airport, declaring an emergency in order to land outside of Narita’s strict curfew hours. The plane, with 230 passengers and 12 crew members aboard, landed safely at about midnight and departed Narita on the same aircraft at about 5:40 p.m. Thursday. The passengers arrived in Honolulu at about 5:45 a.m. the same day, roughly 21 hours behind schedule. Hawaiian said it timed the departure from Narita to get the passengers into Honolulu at a more reasonable hour.

On July 17 Hawaiian returned to Tokyo’s Haneda International Airport following takeoff after the captain likewise received an indication of low hydraulic fluid. The Airbus A330 aircraft with 280 passengers and 13 crew members aboard landed safely, and Hawaiian flew a new aircraft to Haneda to continue their flight. The passengers arrived in Honolulu nearly 20 hours behind schedule.

Island Air adds Maui, Big Island flights

Island Air is expanding Kahului and Kona service for the summer.

The state’s second-largest airline has added three round-trip flights between Honolulu and Kahului on Fridays and Sundays, and one round-trip flight between Honolulu and Kona on Fridays and Sundays. The seasonal flights will be in operation through the end of the Labor Day weekend on Sept. 4.

“We are happy to accommodate our customers’ requests for additional flights to Kahului and Kona during the busy summer travel season, particularly on Fridays and Sundays, which are peak travel days for weekend getaways,” said David Uchiyama, president and chief executive officer of Island Air.

With the additional flights, Island Air will operate six round trips between Honolulu and Kahului each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, and nine round trips each Friday and Sunday as well as five round trips between Honolulu and Kona each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, and six round trips each Friday and Sunday.

In addition, Island Air offers six round trips daily between Honolulu and Lihue.

HECO donates $5,000 to Re-use Hawaii

Hawaiian Electric Co. said Wednesday the company gave a $5,000 grant to Re-use Hawaii, a nonprofit that diverts construction and demolition debris from landfills.

HECO said the grant will help the nonprofit’s monthly community workshop program, which teaches woodworking and safety skills needed when working with salvaged materials. The two-hour workshops are held on the first Saturday of each month at the Re-use Hawaii retail warehouse located in Kakaako.

To learn more about the Community Workshop Program, call 537-2228.

It costs $20 to register for the workshop.

Re-use Hawaii was founded in 2007. Re-use takes deconstructed building materials and resells them. The retail warehouse is at 200 Keawe St. and open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Allegiant pilots OK contract after long fight

LAS VEGAS >> Allegiant Air pilots ratified a new contract after a battle during which the union accused the low-fare carrier of taking safety shortcuts.

Teamsters Local 1224 said Thursday that the five-year contract includes immediate pay raises of up to 31 percent and better benefits and scheduling rules.

The union says more than 85 percent of voting pilots favor the contract, which takes effect Monday.

Chief Operating Officer Jude Bricker says the contract makes Allegiant competitive with other airlines on wages and benefits.

During more than two years of negotiations, the Teamsters accused Allegiant of cutting corners on safety and tried to go on strike, a move blocked by a federal judge.

The airline, which flies between Honolulu and both Los Angeles and Las Vegas, is part of Allegiant Travel Co.

ON THE MOVE

Bank of Hawaii has promoted Michael L. Miller, operations manager, to senior vice president in the Mortgage Banking Division. He will continue to manage the bank’s Residential Lending Department’s underwriting and processing teams. Miller joined Bank of Hawaii in 2010 as an assistant vice president and residential lending sales operations manager. He previously worked for Washington Mutual Bank and First Hawaiian Bank.

Vistana Signature Experiences has appointed Ryan Nobriga general manager of the Westin Kaanapali Ocean Resort Villas on Maui. Nobriga joined Starwood Hotels & Resorts as a security officer in November 1997 at the Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa. He then was promoted to guest service manager and beverage manager. In 2002 Nobriga briefly left the company to work for the U.S. Transportation Security Administration but then returned to the Sheraton Maui. In October 2011 he became a hotel manager for the Westin Kaanapali Leadership Team.

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