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HI SCR158
Concurrent Resolution
AI Summary
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Urges U.S. Congress, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and Hawaii Department of Transportation to address safety risks and community disruption from tour helicopter and small aircraft operations in Hawaii.
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Cites 23 deaths in four crashes between April 2019 and February 2020, and notes Hawaii tour helicopters and small aircraft accounted for nearly 17 percent of national accidents investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board over five years.
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Urges Congress to promptly enact the proposed Safe and Quiet Skies Act, which would prohibit air tours over sensitive locations, mandate automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast equipment, restrict pilot activities during operations, impose altitude and noise requirements, and authorize state and local jurisdiction regulation.
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Urges FAA to implement National Transportation Safety Board safety recommendations, fully implement the National Parks Air Tour Management Act of 2000 for Hawaii parks, and investigate whistleblower claims regarding the Honolulu Flight Standards District Office.
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Urges Hawaii Air Noise and Safety Task Force to substantively respond to public safety concerns with operational changes reducing time, place, and manner of tour operations.
Legislative Description
Urging The United States Congress, The Federal Aviation Administration, And The Hawaii Department Of Transportation To Take Every Action Necessary To Address Rapidly Increasing Safety Risks And Community Disruption Resulting From Insufficient Regulation Of Tour Helicopter And Small Aircraft Operations Throughout Hawaii Skies.
FAA
Last Action
Referred to TRN, CPC, referral sheet 32
4/1/2021