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Hawaii Life Flight opens Oʻahu helicopter base, board votes to send letter urging faster city approvals
Summary
Hawaii Life Flight described a new rotor base at Honolulu Airport servicing the North Shore and outer communities; the board voted to send a letter of support to City leadership to expedite agreements so medevac service can operate directly with 911 dispatch in the future.
Brent, regional director for Hawaii Life Flight, told the neighborhood board that the company opened a rotor base at Honolulu Airport in November to speed transfers from outer‑island and remote Oʻahu hospitals to trauma and specialty centers. He emphasized time‑sensitive conditions such as stroke, cardiac events and trauma and said a helicopter flight from Kahuku to downtown Honolulu can take about seven minutes versus a much longer ground…
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