Monday, March 19, 2012 http://www.marinelink.com/news/superferries-subsidiary343158.aspx Seaward Services (SSI), a HMS Global Maritime (HMSGM) company based in New Albany, Indiana, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract through Military Sealift Command (MSC) to operate and convert the former Hawaii Superferry vessels HSV Alakai and Huakai for MSC. HMSGM has been managing […]
Electic Vehicle Chargers Come to Maui
By CHRIS HAMILTON for Maui News There may only be about 50 electric cars on Maui today, said Anne Ku, director of the University of Hawaii Maui College’s new Maui Electric Vehicle Alliance, but alternative-energy investors are banking on big jumps in the number of these more powerful and less expensive cars on Valley Isle […]
Kahului Airport to Includes Industrial Development
The DOT plan for Kahului Airport includes many new industrial lots along Hana Highway (page 27), and purchase of an additional 584 acres on the east side (page 28). You’ll notice the total $$ numbers do not add up properly on Page 30 (last row in the table.) KAHULUI AIRPORT MASTER PLAN AND NCP Mar-13-2012v3
Cost of Airport Work
These numbers were taken from the DOT powerpoint presentation: PROPOSED — KAHULUI AIRPORT MASTER PLAN — COST ESTIMATES Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Total 2015-2025 2026-2035 2035 + Project 1 Runway 2-20 Extension $15,444,000 $15,444,000 2 Access Road to […]
Hawaii Superferries – Taxpayers Still Foot the Bill
Salon has an article on the Superferries, their sale to the Navy and MARAD “The Title XI program has had a troubled history in recent years specifically related to projects involving Hawaii. In 1999, American Classic Voyages, Co. led by billionaire Sam Zell, launched an ambitious expansion program. American Classic Voyages had operated two old […]
DOT Wants to Exempt Themselves From Permits
SB2358 (?) Measure Title: RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. Report Title: CIP; County Permits; Exemptions Description: Authorizes the state director of finance to waive county permitting requirements for pending state CIP projects for which funds were released in fiscal years 2010-2012 and 2012-2014. Companion: Package: None Current Referral: PGM, WAM Introducer(s): […]