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There’s space for Southwest at isle airports, state says

BRUCE ASATO / BASATO@STARADVERTISER.COM

Before Southwest’s announcement that it would begin Hawaii service, an analyst had predicted the carrier would offer six daily flights to the islands, but might eventually retrench after failing to gain traction in the market. Above, a model of the plane Southwest would fly to Hawaii was displayed at its Wednesday event.