Aloha Airlines and Kiritimati (Christmas Island), becoming the first airline to operate ETOPS approved B737s. In late 1986, Ching and vice-chairman Sheridan Ing announced plans to take the company private, and it remained in the hands of the Ing and Ching families until its emergence from bankruptcy in 2006, when additional investors including The Yucaipa Cos., Aloha Aviation Investment Group, and Aloha Hawaii Investors LLC took stakes in the airline. In 1987, the airline acquired Princeville Airways, renaming Aloha IslandAir, which became known as Island Air in 1995. In 2003, Island Air was sold to Gavarnie Holding and became an independent airline.
The First Word Is the Hardest "Leave the Light On" and "Day By Day" are available through iTunes. The CD also contains the video for "The First Word Is the Hardest". The First Word Is the Hardest "The First Word Is the Hardest" is a single by Four Day Hombre. It was originally released through Crystal Songs in 2003; the tracks in this version were recorded by the band at their own studio. It is available on CD only (catalogue number hall008cd). It was rereleased with a different track listing through Alamo Music in 2006; the tracks in this version were recorded during the sessions for