HONOLULU -- A dozen surfing protesters blocked the Hawaii Superferry from docking on its inaugural run from Oahu to Kauai with more than 500 passengers and crew Sunday evening, after a successful maiden voyage to Maui.
The four-deck, double-hulled Alakai carrying 500 passengers and 150 cars turned back from Lihue harbor to the cheers of several hundred protesters beating drums and shouting Hawaii chants along a sea wall, witnesses said. Its docking was prevented by protesters who paddled out to within a few yards of the ship off Kauai.
They were protesting the ferry's failure to obtain an environmental-impact report before launching Hawaii's first interisland ferry service.[...]
More Troubles for Hawaii's Superferry
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More Troubles for Hawaii's Superferry
By Jaymes Song
Associated Press, 8/27/07
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