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| Above, a tour helicopter at Hilo Airport. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
Noise from helicopters carrying tourists to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and other national parks are irritating residents along the flight paths and they have filed suit.
According to the Miami Herald:
HONOLULU - Hawaii residents and an organization representing federal workers on Wednesday sued the Federal Aviation Administration to force it to do something about tour helicopters buzzing their communities and national parks around the U.S.
The lawsuit filed by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and Hawaii Island Coalition Malama Pono asks the court to order the FAA to draft either air tour plans or voluntary agreements governing air tours for seven parks within two years.
Bob Ernst lives along the flight path of helicopters taking tourists to see lava inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The rancher and farmer said the helicopter noise starts before he eats breakfasts and lasts all day.
I guess I am a "guilty party" as I took an air tour over Hawaii Volcanoes National Park last year with Blue Hawaiian Helicopters.
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