Article by Kauaian Institute on 4/13 Kauai Island News, page 7. Not online yet, but should be at http://www.print2webcorp.com/news/Ho...070413/p07.asp when it is.

Article follows the numerous crashes, fatal and not here over the past few years, caused by both mechanical failures and pilot errors.

The helicopter industry has created a special task force with a goal to reduce the accident rate by 80% over 10 years. Industry acknowledges that the accident rate is excessive and unsustainable and that "business-as-usual" is no longer good enough.