"WHALE KILLER" LAUDED FOR PROTECTING ANIMALS
The Garden Island - December 13, 2007
WAIPOULI — Upwards of 50 protesters gathered at the site of the Kaua`i Humane Society annual membership luncheon yesterday to catch Gov. Linda Lingle on her way into the event.
Lingle was invited by the nonprofit to talk about new laws that will better protect Hawai`i pets.
But the demonstrators, many of whom showed up with their own four-legged friends, said they wanted more protection afforded to marine mammals.
Rich Hoeppner, member of environmental group 1,000 Friends of Kaua`i, which filed suit against the state and Hawai`i Superferry, stood with a few dozen others near the entrance to the ResortQuest Kaua`i Beach at Makaiwa yesterday afternoon.
Holding a sign that read “Whale Killer,” Hoeppner said it should be no surprise that residents were using the visit as a forum to express their displeasure.
“Here she is passing laws to support the Superferry that I guarantee are going to kill whales — and to have her honored for wildlife is total insanity,” he said.
