Tuesday, March 04, 2008

GROUPS APPEAL TO GROUND SUPERFERRY

Honolulu Advertiser - March 1, 2008

WAILUKU, Maui — Three groups yesterday filed an appeal of a Nov. 14 court ruling upholding a new law that allowed Hawai`i Superferry to operate while an environmental review is undertaken....

The company's 350-foot, high-speed catamaran has been in drydock for maintenance and repairs since Feb. 13 and is expected to return to service March 25....


"We have been heartened and encouraged to go forward with this appeal by so many people throughout the state contacting us and offering both moral and financial support," said Irene Bowie, executive director of the Maui Tomorrow Foundation.


She said supporters include People for the Preservation of Kaua`i, 1000 Friends of Kaua`i, Surfrider Kaua`i and Sierra Club-Kaua`i Group.


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