By Honolulu Advertiser Writer Kevin Dayton
A divided audience of about 500 Big Island residents made sometimes impassioned pleas for and against the Hawaii Superferry at a hearing called by state lawmakers in Kona yesterday. Continue Reading
Honolulu Advertiser, Wednesday, October 24, 2007.
Gov. Linda Lingle today called state lawmakers into special session to consider bills to help Hawaii Superferry and amend the state’s extended court sentencing law. Continue Reading.
Printed in the Honolulu Advertiser on Tuesday, October 23, 2007.
Hawaii Lawmakers Likely to Reconvene
By Honolulu Advertiser Government Writer Derrick DePledge
State House and Senate leaders have tentatively agreed to hear legislation to help Hawaii Superferry resume service while an environmental review is conducted and lawmakers will likely return in special session next week. Continue Reading
Legislature Keeping Ferry Bill in Tow
By Honolulu Star-Bulletin Writers Richard Borreca and B.J. Reyes
Lawmakers are inching closer to coming up with legislation to save the Hawaii Superferry, which is barred by court injunction from sailing. Continue Reading
By Maui News City Editor Edwin Tanji
WAILUKU – It was an opportunity for their colleagues from other islands to see what the state is accomplishing in Maui County, Sen. J. Kalani English said Wednesday of a three-day site visit of the Senate Ways and Means Committee. Continue Reading.
Published in the Maui News on October 11, 2007.
By the Honolulu Advertiser Staff
WAILUKU, Maui — The future of the Hawaii Superferry was thrown into doubt today when a Maui judge ruled the ferry will not be allowed to operate while the state’s prepares an environmental assessment of its impacts.
An environmental assessment could take several months to complete. Hawaii Superferry President and CEO John Garibaldi has said such a ruling would essentially kill the company’s plans for doing business in Hawai’i. Continue Reading
Printed in the Honolulu Advertiser on October 9, 2007.
WAILUKU, Maui — The fate of the Hawaii Superferry will remain in limbo for at least one more day. Continue Reading
Published in the Honolulu Advertiser on October 8, 2007.
By The Garden Island Writer Nathan Eagle
From tears to tirades, the past six weeks since Hawaii Superferry first sailed from Honolulu to Nawiliwili Harbor has had it all.
Overwhelming some residents, offending others — the ongoing controversy over the state’s stalled inter-island alternative to flying has brought community members to their feet, lawyers to courtrooms and legislators to action. Continue Reading
Printed in The Garden Island Newspaper on October 8, 2007.
Honolulu Star-Bulletin Editorial
SUSPENSION of the Hawaii Superferry’s runs to Kauai until legal challenges are resolved depressurizes a heated conflict that had been threatening to escalate further on the Garden Island.
This editorial was published in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin on Monday, September 24, 2007.
By Honolulu Advertiser Writers Will Hoover and Treena Shapiro
The purpose of the Hawai’i 2050 Sustainability Summit in Waikiki yesterday morning was to unveil the long-awaited draft plan — compiled after more than a year of community gatherings by the state sustainability task force — designed to chart a viable and lasting course for the Islands over the next four decades. Continue Reading
This article was printed on Sunday, September 23, 2007, in the Honolulu Advertiser.
By Honolulu Advertiser Writers Kevin Dayton and Jan TenBruggencate
Planners and developers in Hawai’i sometimes talk about a “tipping point,” where pressure builds until unexpected and rapid change happens.
The controversy over the Hawaii Superferry may be a sign the state is teetering at such a point, a time when significant numbers of people here feel they can’t escape the effects of more tourists and residents, more cars, houses and hotels. Continue Reading
By Honolulu Advertiser Government Writer Derrick DePledge
Gov. Linda Lingle announced last night that she would hold a public meeting on Superferry at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Kaua’i War Memorial Convention Hall. Several other administration officials, Kaua’i Mayor Bryan Baptiste and Coast Guard Rear Adm. Sally Brice-O’Hara also will attend and answer questions from residents. Continue Reading.
This article appeared in the Honolulu Advertiser on Tuesday, September 18, 2007.
By Honolulu Advertiser Neighbor Island Editor Christie Wilson
State officials continue to defend an environmental exemption granted to $40 million in Hawaii Superferry barges, ramps and other equipment at four ports, saying the work should be treated no differently than other recent harbor projects that were exempted. Continue Reading
This article was printed in the Honolulu Advertiser on Sunday, September 9, 2007.
Those opposed to the Superferry constitute a diverse group united by a common cause.
By Honolulu Star-Bulletin Writer Diane Leone
The Hawaii Superferry has yet to unite the islands by water, but it is succeeding in bringing together a diverse collection of farmers, environmentalists, teachers, students, surfers and other individuals in an effort to force an environmental review. Continue Reading
This article was published in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin on Thursday, September 6, 2007.
By Honolulu Advertiser Writer Sean Hao
State officials violated procurement law with the recent selection of a manager for an $8.7 million hydrogen technology investment fund, according to the state Procurement Office.
The contract was awarded to H2 Energy LLC in early August even though it was the lowest-ranked choice of an evaluation committee that reviewed three qualifying proposals. Procurement office administrator Aaron Fujioka, speaking at a four-hour state Senate committee hearing on the matter yesterday, said the decision to go with H2 Energy was not in compliance with state procurement law. Continue Reading.
This article was published in the Honolulu Advertiser on Wednesday, September 5, 2007.
By Honolulu Advertiser Writer Sean Hao
The state’s recent selection of a manager for an $8.7 million hydrogen technology investment fund is being challenged by a losing bidder. Continue Reading
This article appeared in the Honolulu Advertiser on September 3, 2007.
