The Ferry bill was not heard by the Senate Ways and Means Committee prior to the Committee transmitting its completed budget package on Tuesday 4/6/20110. This means the measure is dead unless attached to some other bill.
Ferry system bill lacks key information, is misguided
Maui News As general manager of Sea Link Of Hawaii, Hawaii’s oldest ferry system, I feel obligated to share my 25 years of experience. Sea Link has operated since 1986 between Maui and Molokai at then-Gov. John Waihee’s request to ease Molokai’s unemployment problem. New ferry legislation (HB1239) has passed the state House and is […]
HB 1239 – State Financed Superferry
House Bill 1239 (Senate Bill SD1), would require that the State buy and operate a “High Speed Ferry Vessel”. It next goes to the Senate’s Ways and Means Committee for funding. Ways and Means Committee: Chair David Ige (Email sendige@Capitol.hawaii.gov) Vice-Chair Michelle Kidani (Email senkidani@capitol.hawaii.gov) Suzanne Chun Oakland, Donovan M. Dela Cruz, J. Kalani English, […]
Sink state-run superferry idea
Honolulu Star Advertiser POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Mar 25, 2011 State legislators skeptically backed away from ordering a study last year about the wisdom of launching a state-sponsored multi-island ferry system. They are now on the brink of falling overboard by creating a framework of such a system without a study. Some people are under […]
RMI’s Project Get Ready partner cities already ahead
Obama Proposes EV Readiness in 30 Communities On the heels of President Obama’s reiteration of his 2008 goal to put more than 1 million plug-in cars on the road by 2015, Vice President Joe Biden recently announced a plan to make this commitment a reality. Most notable is a proposal for a competitive grant program offering 30 […]
Young Brothers vs Pasha – Interisland Shipping
Picking apart the PUC The Public Utilities Commission tackles powerful decisions and evolving needs By Dave Koga HONOLULU STAR-ADVERTISER Sunday, Feb 20, 2011 On Tuesday, Pasha Hawaii Transport Lines’ cargo ship M/V Jeanne Anne pulled out of Honolulu Harbor and sailed into the uncharted waters of interisland shipping competition. Late last year, Pasha was allowed […]