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Hawaii Superferry: Friend or Foe?

April 11, 2007 at 10:58 AM | by | Comment (1)

The Hawaii Superferry has cleared environmental hurdles and is aiming to start interisland service in July.

The ferry service has been opposed by environmental factions claiming the big boats will threaten whales, bring invasive species, and cause traffic jams.

One of the leading anti-superferry groups is Maui Tomrrow.

Now we don't know much about environmentalism, but on the surface, doesn't it seem like directing people to ferries and away from airplanes for interisland jaunts will actually help the environment? Can someone ask Leonardo Dicaprio?

In any event, this July, Hawaii Superferry will begin daily passenger and vehicle ferry service between Honolulu and Kahului, Maui, and between Honolulu and Nāwiliwili, Kaua`i. In 2009, daily service begins between Honolulu and Kawaihae on the Island of Hawai`i.

[Photo: lalachan]

Related Stories:
· Official Site [Hawaii Superferry]
· Hawaii Travel Stories [Jaunted]

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Superferry is great for Hawaii

The superferry is a great thing for Hawaii.  It will enable artisans, small farmers and small businesses from other islands to bring their wares to market on Oahu.  It'll also encourage interisland travel buy lowering the cost since we won't need to rent cars on the neighboring Islands.

Rental car companies will feel it, but most of their business isn't from Hawaii citizens anyway so I doubt it will really matter.

tom555 on April 12, 2007 at 3:32 AM #Permalink

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