HAWAI`I SUPERFERRY PROGRESS REPORT
Maui Time Weekly
After more than a full year of operation, it’s time to give the albatross of inter-island travel known as the Hawai`i Superferry a progress report.
Has the high-speed ferry service given indications it can be profitable in the long term?
Has there been justification for Gov. Linda Lingle leading the charge, with state legislators close behind, to rewrite the state’s environmental laws to allow Superferry to operate?
Has the entire state been taken for a choppy, 40 knots per hour, $45 million ride?
And is this the biggest boondoggle in state history?
Living up to expectations and promises: D-
Wise use of taxpayer’s money: F
Environmental sensitivity/protection: D
Government Integrity/accountability: D
Ease of travel and reliability: C
Economic feasibility: F
