Governor Approves Superferry Legislation
Governor Linda Lingle signed into law (Act 2 of 2nd Special Session in 2007) Senate Bill 1 Senate Draft 1 and issued Executive Order 07-10. During last week’s special session, the Legislature passed out Superferry Legislation after hearing testimony from hundreds of testifiers. Act 2 is expected to allow the Hawaii Superferry to operate while a Environmental Impact Study is being conducted. As the law required, Executive Order established various operating conditions to mitigate environmental concerns.