Superferry Turned Back by Kauai Blockade
By Honolulu Advertiser Writers Jan TenBruggencate and Dan Nakaso
NAWILIWILI, Kaua’i — The Superferry left Kaua’i last night without being able to break through a human blockade that occupied the Nawiliwili Harbor entrance until after 9 p.m. An unknown number of protesters was arrested, and arrests continued as surfers came to shore long after the ferry had left.
The protest on Kaua’i came hours after a Maui judge ordered the Superferry to halt service to the Valley Isle at least until tomorrow, when a court hearing is scheduled. The Superferry said it will abide by the order, which does not ban service to Kaua’i.
This article was published in the Honolulu Advertiser on August 28, 2007.