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March 5, 2007

Critics try to sink Hawaii Superferry plan

  • A ferry that would carry 900 passengers and 250 cars to all the major islands is scheduled to launch in four months.

    • HONOLULU (AP) — Just four months before launch of the first ferry service linking all major Hawaiian islands, thousands of petitioners and critics are claiming it should never have been given the go-ahead.

    Without public comment, transportation officials exempted the Hawaii Superferry from an environmental review typically required of projects that use government money — in this case, $40 million worth of harbor improvements on Oahu, the Big Island, Maui and Kauai.


     
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