Normally, one would support an effort to make the cost of government cheaper. But really — Securitas certainly hasn’t demonstrated they are particularly adept at handling such a dangerous job.

This is an international airport. A place where security issues make news 365 days a year throughout the U.S. A crime committed here almost always merits federal charges. You are tasked with coordinating with multiple agencies — including the TSA which itself includes both security screeners, armed federal air marshals and bomb-sniffing dogs.

Is ceding these complicated duties to private guards getting paid an average of $11.89 an hour — really in the best interest of Hawai‘i nei?