Superferry Still Stalled
By Honolulu Advertiser Neighbor Island Editor Christie Wilson
WAILUKU, Maui — Hawaii Superferry remains under a court order today prohibiting service to Maui, while federal, state and county law enforcement officials work to devise a strategy to ensure the vessel’s safe return to Kaua’i.
The company has suffered a disastrous start to its much-anticipated interisland ferry service between O’ahu, Kaua’i and Maui. Protests on Kaua’i and a Maui court case halted the ferry only two days after its launch on Sunday, leaving the company to deal with stranded passengers, refund-seekers and an $85 million catamaran left idle at its Honolulu homeport. Continue Reading.
This article was published in the Honolulu Advertiser on Thursday, August 30, 2007.