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By Kathryn Mykleseth kmykleseth@staradvertiser.com

Posted July 24, 2017

July 24, 2017

Updated July 24, 2017 4:43pm

CRAIG T. KOJIMA / MAY 1

Hawaiian Airlines will expand its West Coast presence by adding direct routes between Portland and Maui; Oakland and Kauai; and Los Angeles and Kona.

Hawaiian Airlines said today it will add three new daily routes between the neighbor islands and the U.S. West Coast in early 2018.

The airline said it will expand its West Coast presence by adding direct routes between Portland and Maui; Oakland and Kauai; and Los Angeles and Kona. The arrival of A321neo jets enabled the expansion, the airline said.

The introduction of A321neo service to the Western U.S. heralds the dawn of a new era for Hawaiian Airlines and its guests, said Peter Ingram, executive vice president and chief commercial officer at Hawaiian Airlines, in a statement.

The service between Portland and Maui will launch on Jan. 18. The airlines seasonal service between Oakland and Kauai will be offered until Sept. 4. The route will resume on April 11 as a daily A321neo flight. The daily flight between Los Angeles and Kona launches March 11 with widebody aircraft. The A321neo will be introduced to this route in the summer of 2018.

The airlines maiden A321neo flight between West Coast and Hawaii will be Jan. 8 on its existing Oakland-Maui service.

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