The turtle and the hare

[electricron]

Hawaii's new Superferry flys past the Pride of Aloha.

 

 

New competition for NCLA? Inter-island sea transportation in 3 to 4 hours.

 

Hawaii circuit court hearing is tommorrow.

p.s. If the environmentalist get their way, their next target will be cruise ships.

[crew mom]

I saw in todays paper that there is a temporary restraining order blocking the ferry service put in place yesterday (Monday)

 

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/H/HAWAII_SUPERFERRY?SITE=ORBEN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

[byucougs]

Thanks for the update on this. We cruise on the POH in December. It will be interesting to see if the environmentalists win this one

[electricron]

If the Hawaii Superferry has to do an environmental impact study before entering service, NCLA and other cruise lines, freighters servicing Hawaii's commerce, and every other ship, from the smallest canoe to the largest yacht should too. After all, it's just a large and fast boat, and much smaller than the cruise ships and freighters already sailing in Hawaiian waters.

 

It will dock at industrial ports in the islands, just like NCL. At most, near land, they are building terminals and re-asphalting and re-striping parking lots. What environmental impact? The land has already been paved before.

 

The Governor's concerns are real. If the Superferry gets shutdown, all other commercial and private shipping in Hawaii should be shutdown. Without shipping, no new food can arrive. I hope Hawaiians stockpile up on food, it might be awhile before any ship can enter Hawaiian ports.