Southwest to begin service to Hawaii this month

A Southwest Boeing 737-800 is seen Feb. 5 at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu. (Southwest Airlines/Special to West Hawaii Today)

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A Southwest Boeing 737-800 is seen Feb. 5 at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu.

KAILUA-KONA — Southwest Airlines’ first flight to the Big Island is set to touch down in May at Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole.