The state Public Utilities Commission has granted a request by interisland shipper Young Brothers to intervene in a case in which Pasha Hawaii Transport Lines is seeking to compete with Young Brothers in the local market.

The state Public Utilities Commission has granted a requet by interisland shipper Young Brothers to intervene in a case in which Pasha Hawaii Transport Lines is seeking to compete with Young Brothers in the local market.
Young Brothers said Pasha's entry would create an “unlevel playing field” because the company wants to serve the Honolulu to Hilo and Kahului routes while ignoring smaller markets such as Moloka’i, Lana'i and Kawaihae on the Big Island.
Pasha Hawaii filed an application with the state Public Utilities Commission in March to provide service between Honolulu, Kahului and Hilo using its 579-foot ship the Jean Anne. It currently uses the ship on routes between Hawai’i and the West Coast.