SUPERFERRY SNUBBED IN MAUI HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS
Move Leaves Ship Officials Adrift & Embarrassed
Kahului Harbor will be getting a facelift in an $118 million improvement bill by Gov. Linda Lingle.
The State Legislature approved a revenue bond of $124 million earlier this year to help improve harbors statewide.
Much to the chagrin of Hawai`i Superferry CEO Thomas Fargo however, the bill does not include money to build a protected dock for his much-maligned vessel.
Currently using a docking barge that has a propensity for dislodging itself in a heavy winter swell, the Superferry was forced to cancel services for a number of weeks last year and may have to do the same this coming winter.
