Wow! A special legislative session to grease the wheels for the Hawaii Superferry to get operating again. EIS or no EIS, is that the question? Or is the Hawaii Superferry on the endangered species list? Will HEI prevail, and keep the status quo? That is, your stuff goes by Young Brothers slow-as-snails barge, and you have to fly. That benefits the airlines and car rental companies, and shipping and freight forwarding companies currently moving your stuff between the islands. Has the Hawaii Superferry kicked in enough political donations to match or exceed those who want the status quo? And I don’t mean the minority enviros on Kauai who no like da Ferry bringing over wily mongoose or those thieving Oahu people with their campers and 4×4’s. Wait, this is beginning to sound like I’m making sausage or is it describing the legislature in action. Gets really blurry.
October 18, 2007
September 25, 2007
UH mapping earlier under the sea eruptions around Kauai and Niihau
The University of Hawaii has one of its research ships cruising off of Kauai and Niihau and is finding very interesting submerged topography. Evidence of past eruptions that took place under the sea are appearing in the scans being made by their instruments. You can tag along with the onboard work by going to their website: http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/expeditions/Kauai/index.htm
August 29, 2007
Kauai folks repel boatload of invaders from Oahu
Looks like some Kauai folks are trying to retain some of their treasured semi-independence from the rest of the Hawaiian Islands. The past couple of days a group of them on surfboards blocked the entrance channel that the Hawaii Superferry was trying to enter. The U.S. Coast Guard, charged with homeland security, failed in their attempt to clear the channel, forcing the big catamaran to return to Oahu with passengers wondering just what the heck was going on. The Kauai folks probably have the “it’s us vs. the State of Oahu,” attitude. The roots of this go back to when Kamehameha had to cut a deal with the Alii of Kauai rather than try a second invasion of Kauai.
