Hawaii SuperFerry gets OK to sail Dec. 1
November 21st, 2007
SuperFerry back on track
The Hawaii SuperFerry will resume service between Oahu and Maui on Dec. 1 for an inaugural $29 one-way fare, the company said Friday.
The $29 passenger fare will be good for voyages from Dec. 1 through Dec. 20. The fare will rise to $39 on Dec. 21 through March 12, 2008. Passenger vehicle fares will be $55 one way.
On Wednesday, Circuit Judge Joseph Cardoza lifted the injunction that has kept the high-speed interisland ferry Alakai from sailing to Maui since the end of August.
"We appreciate the support we’ve received from everyone who shares the vision of uniting our islands and families by sea," said President and CEO, John Garibaldi. "Hawaii Superferry and its more than 300 employees look forward to a new beginning as we start our voyages between Oahu and Maui, a new choice for interisland travel. "
The company has not announced a schedule for Kauai.
"We have already begun community outreach efforts on Kauai," Garibaldi said. "We will make our decision about when we commence our Kauai service once that process is completed."
The Hawaii Legislature passed a law during a special session last month that enables the ferry to sail while an environmental study is conducted. After signing the bill into law, Gov. Linda Lingle asked the judge to lift the injunction.
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1. impeachLingle.org | November 23rd, 2007 at 6:28 am
In 4 weeks of court testimony, both the Sierra Club AND the Superferry witnesses testified that the Superferry will kill endangered Humpback Whales.
Gov. Lingle’s conditions are a sham. She’s said that whale season only lasts from Jan-Apr when the whales were already here in Oct and the normal season is Nov-May.
She told them to “slow” down to 25 knots when DLNR tells everone else to slow to 10 knots.
And then she says they can go faster if it is required for “passenger comfort”.
Whether or not you hit a whale when you are riding the Superferry, you are morally responsible for all the whales it hits if you choose to support this business.
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