Hawaiʻi Seaglider Initiative Welcomes New Members Southwest Airlines and Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies
Honolulu, March 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Hawaiʻi Seaglider Initiative (HSI), a broad coalition of public and private organizations working to increase awareness and understanding of seagliders as a new affordable and accessible transportation option to Hawaiʻi communities, announced today the addition of Southwest Airlines ® as a corporate member along with new community member Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawaiʻi (HMHB).
- Honolulu, March 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Hawaiʻi Seaglider Initiative (HSI), a broad coalition of public and private organizations working to increase awareness and understanding of seagliders as a new affordable and accessible transportation option to Hawaiʻi communities, announced today the addition of Southwest Airlines ® as a corporate member along with new community member Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawaiʻi (HMHB).
- “We’re pleased to welcome our newest members to HSI and look forward to having their perspectives as we explore developing a new, sustainable transportation option for Hawaiʻi residents,” said David Uchiyama, co-administrator of HSI.
- Participation in HSI marks the first public engagement on battery-electric propulsion technology for Southwest.
- In Hawaiʻi, service providers often struggle with reliable and cost-effective ways to transport patients and health supplies, especially in emergency situations.