Brad Parsons forwarded me a link to this House Bill creating a Hawaii state ferry system authority, which
At a minimum,...shall operate one high speed passenger and vehicular ferry vessel, with a minimum capacity of four hundred passengers and hundred vehicles, capable of operating at thirty knots or more, for the carriage of passengers and property between the major islands, and other small vessels, as needed, for service to the between the islands of Maui, Molokai, and Lanai and other routes.The purposes section of the bill states
While the Hawaii superferry operation had its shortcomings, a rocky start, and questionable financial forecast, it proved to be a very successful mode of transportation, for both persons and property, between the islands of Maui and Oahu. It was the missing link in the transportation system between the islands that is so essential for the health, safety, and well- being of the people of Hawaii.
The purpose of this measure is to establish the Hawaii state ferry system to provide that necessary and essential additional missing link for the carriage of persons and property between the islands of the State.
6 comments:
Successful? It lost a lot of money! Kill this bill!
We've already thrown some $40 million in public funds down this rathole; isn't that enough?
It's the Legislature vs. the Judiciary Smackdown Rematch, 2011!
A state ferry between Maui, Molokai, and Lanai to compete with the private ferries already there?
400 people and ??? hundred vehicles? Did these Legislators read the State Supreme Court decision stricking down Act 2?
The ignorance of Hawaii Legislators never ceases to amaze me.
The Supreme Court struck down Act 2 because it exercised power over state lands. This bill doesn't.
Looks like someone struck the anti-everything hornets'nest. The hive is agitated,
RG DeSoto
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