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Startups Look to Shake Up Hawaii Travel Sun Mar 27, 4:10 PM ET Business - AP By JAYMES SONG, Associated Press Writer HONOLULU - Interisland travel has long been difficult and expensive in Hawaii, which has no underwater tunnels, no interisland bridges, and no regular ferry service. But the state's local travel industry is about to undergo a transformation when a low-cost airline and an interisland ferry enter a market dominated for decades by Hawaiian Airlines and rival Aloha Airlines. .. ... ... FlyHawaii's Delano said there's a lot of "pent-up demand" for interisland travel. He noted that travel between islands has declined, despite a tourism boom. "The overwhelming reason for that is lack of frequency and lack of access to lower fares," he said. "I think if we bring that back, the market will go up." Delano said residents "will need to be retrained," because many stay home now because it has become so costly to travel -------------------