Island Air to fly Kauai-Big Island

Island Air will launch flights between Lihue International Airport and Keahole (Kona) International Airport beginning next Tuesday, Sept. 5.
It is the first time in over 10 years that any airline has offered a direct flight between these two destinations, said Les Murashige, chief operating officer.
“Our goal is to continue to invest in the community by making traveling between the islands easier,” he said. “Being a Kauai native, I am proud to have this great opportunity to help my hometown.”
This will bring Island Air to 17 individual flight routes, three times as many as any other carrier in Hawaii. It has 103 flights a day.
Flight 176 will leave Lihue at 11:45 a.m. and arrive Kona at 1 p.m. while Flight 177 will leave Kona at 1:25 p.m. and arrive Lihue at 2:40 p.m.