Protestors Are Hawai`i Patriots - Illegal US Occupation is Un-Hawaiian
Honolulu Star-Bulletin - Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Government leaders are still wondering what to do after the Hawai`i Supreme Court ordered that an environmental study be done for the Hawai`i Superferry.
On the heels of the high court decision, a Maui circuit judge put service to Kahului on hold pending arguments whether Superferry can operate while the study is done.
Also last month, protesters on Kaua`i blocked the Superferry from docking at Nawiliwili Harbor, and that run has been postponed since....
"This started out as a Superferry issue, but it has now escalated into a development issue. Now it is a bigger issue, bringing people together and starting a healing process," Luke said.
Gov. Linda Lingle, an early supporter of the ferry who was cursed and booed last week when she went to Kaua`i with a team of officials to brief citizens about plans for the ferry, said Hawai`i is losing its tolerance.
Her trip had taken on a military tone as Lingle announced a "unified command" of county, state and federal law enforcement officials who would arrest demonstrators who violated state or federal laws.
In light of those threatened demonstrations, ferry officials canceled Friday the planned resumption of service to Kaua`i for an indefinite period.
Lingle said yesterday she is struggling to find a compromise.
Commenting on last week's Kaua`i protests at the meeting, Lingle said "it was beyond rude, it was un-Hawai`i-like...."
State courts on Maui and Kauai are hearing requests for a permanent injunction to block service to both islands while the environmental assessment is completed.
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