CEO: Hawaiian Air rising to the challenge

Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island

Mark Dunkerley, Hawaiian Airlines president and CEO, talks about the increase in Hawaiian Air cargo Friday during the Kauai Chamber of Commerce luncheon with Dunkerley at the Kauai Marriott Resort & Beach Club in Lihue.

Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island

Peter Ingram, the incoming Hawaiian Airlines president and CEO, left, talks about the refurbishing of planes as Mark Dunkerley, current Hawaiian Airlines president and CEO, listens Friday during the Kauai Chamber of Commerce luncheon with Dunkerley at the Kauai Marriott Resort & Beach Club in Lihue.

Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island

Peter Ingram, the incoming Hawaiian Airlines president and CEO, left, Mark Dunkerley, current Hawaiian Airlines president and CEO, center, and Mark Perriello of the Kauai Chamber of Commerce field questions from the audience Friday during the chamber luncheon with Dunkerley at the Kauai Marriott Resort & Beach Club in Lihue.

LIHUE — In what was his final presentation on Kauai as the CEO and president of Hawaiian Airlines, a smiling Mark Dunkerley wanted to make one thing clear: “There’s no reason to travel on any other airline.”

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