[GregNH]

Makani Kai is the sole beneficiary of an Obama administration subsidy of $932,000 per year for two year.

http://www.orlytaitzesq.com/?p=443857

I can't find any other source for this but...

[Fred Nerks]

So without any reporters in tow, out he goes with the salvage ship and crew and the divers and mechanics required to remove the engine of the Cessna from it’s housing/attachments to the aircraft, returns the complete engine to his airfield/headquarters one week before the remainder of the now totally broken-up aircraft from around 60’ of ocean...where it rested on a level bottom ( according to one report) and was not affected by weather conditions...which were not extreme...and wave action doesn’t reach that far beneath the surface. (Only a fierce tide or current would have moved the wreck, but would that be enough to tear the plane to pieces?)
The airline now appears to have a subsidy of almost 2mil $ which makes anything the owner has to say and any action he took - suspect.
Good to know. If the engine manufacturer refuses to accept liability, it’s easy to imagine why. My goodness, how murky and deep are the undercurrents in Hawaii?

[FR_addict]

Orly's right. Here's an article on the subsidy:

Makani Kai launches subsidized air service to Kalaupapa

http://blogs.hawaiibusiness.com/2012/01/17/makani-kai-launches-subsidized-air-service-to-kalaupapa/