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Hawaiian and Alaska airlines, Par Hawaii and Pono Energy partner to advance the Hawai'i-based market, supply chain for sustainable aviation fuel production
Hawaiian Airlines and Alaska Airlines today announced it has joined Par Hawaii to invest in pioneering the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Hawaiʻi using locally grown agriculture feedstock to reduce aviation carbon emissions.
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