SUPERFERRY SECURITY ZONE CHALLENGED
Honolulu Advertiser - Thursday, September 20, 2007
By Derrick DePledge
A Big Island attorney yesterday asked for a temporary restraining order in federal court to block the Coast Guard from setting up a new
federal security zone in Nawiliwili Harbor on Kaua`i when Hawai`i Superferry is expected to return Wednesday.
Lanny Sinkin, the attorney, also is arguing that the Coast Guard acted improperly in establishing the emergency rule.
Sinkin, who also has filed a petition against the security zone with the Coast Guard, brought the suit on behalf of 22 people, including some of the protesters who went into the harbor last month to stop the ferry....
"They've used it, basically, to suppress free speech - suppress First Amendment rights - and make it possible for a business to make a
profit," Sinkin said at a news conference outside the federal court. "I don't think that regulation was intended for either one of those purposes...."
The state Supreme Court has ruled that the state needs to do an environmental assessment, which has led to court challenges on Maui and Kaua`i seeking to stop ferry service while the review is being done....
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