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Kauai to Superferry: Stay Away
Vowing that would not happen again, Governor Linda Lingle, a friend of President George Bush, purchased armored vests for Kauai police and machine guns. Legislative rumors have it that Lingle has a "special relationship" with wealthy Superferry financier John Lehmann. She is said to want to run for US Senator Akaka's seat.
(San Francisco) The 350 ft long military spec transport ship is not welcome on Kauai, Hawaii, local residents made clear to the military / civilian transport officials with Superferry Corporation Monday, November 26, 2007.
The catamaran, twin hulled vessel is a dual use civilian / Troop transport. The 40,000 HP ship is capable of high speed transport at 42 mph on the open ocean, about twice the speed of other transport ships. It gets very poor gas mileage, about 5 gallons per mile, due to military speed requirements.
Andy Parx, veteran reporter on Kauai stated "The people of Kauai object to the high handed way Gov Lingle bent over backwards for such a bad idea for Hawaii. Governor Lingle then had the clueless State Lege re-write some state environmental laws for one special corporation, which, of course, is illegal and unconstitutional."
"Now the Governor wants Kauai to make nice and swallow her illegal behavior. We, the citizens of Kauai, are not going to cover up for the Governor's silly promises she can't keep. It is that simple," said Parx on Monday, November 26, 2007, in an interview with Bob Nichols, correspondent for the San Francisco Bay View newspaper.
"So, the people of Kauai are just gonna say No!" Parx added.
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Free Hawaii TV newscast Action Alert - "Superferry Returns."
http://freehawaiitv.com/
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The Superferry is capable of discharging a flood of up to 800 civilians on little Kauai, one of the most beautiful islands in the world. Feelings are running so high that 65 Kauai surfers earlier this summer prevented the military spec ship from docking, sending it back to Honolulu.
Vowing that would not happen again, Governor Linda Lingle, a friend of President George Bush, purchased armored vests for Kauai police and machine guns. Legislative rumors have it that Lingle has a "special relationship" with wealthy Superferry financier John Lehmann. She is said to want to run for US Senator Akaka's seat.
Parx added "The people of Kauai want none of it. The whole Superferry deal smells to high heaven already. If Superferry President Mr. Garibaldi thinks he can sweet talk Hawaii he will have to do the Environmental Impact Statement first."
"We will not meet with those who would willfully violate our rights just because they can and ask us to forgive the self-same trespasses they continue to promulgate. Superferry disrespected Kauai and that is unforgivable. Garibaldi can earn his way to talk to us with a completed Environmental Impact Statement - nothing less."
Parx continued "Garibaldi and Superferry are encouraged to participate in our local official planning process where we accommodate the up to 30,000 visitors who are here in Kauai everyday now."
"He will be just like any other travel planner, eh, Mr. Parx?" Nichols inquired.
"Absolutely! He will be treated with the Aloha Spirit just like anybody else." Parx concluded.
Kauai supporters: You may email andyparx [at] yahoo.com to add your name to the signatory list.
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Additional resources:
http://www.protecthawaii.ws/
http://dmzhawaii.org
Bob Nichols is a Project Censored Award Winning writer. Nichols is following the Superferry controversy in Hawaii that has generated talk of impeaching Republican Governor Linda Lingle.
The catamaran, twin hulled vessel is a dual use civilian / Troop transport. The 40,000 HP ship is capable of high speed transport at 42 mph on the open ocean, about twice the speed of other transport ships. It gets very poor gas mileage, about 5 gallons per mile, due to military speed requirements.
Andy Parx, veteran reporter on Kauai stated "The people of Kauai object to the high handed way Gov Lingle bent over backwards for such a bad idea for Hawaii. Governor Lingle then had the clueless State Lege re-write some state environmental laws for one special corporation, which, of course, is illegal and unconstitutional."
"Now the Governor wants Kauai to make nice and swallow her illegal behavior. We, the citizens of Kauai, are not going to cover up for the Governor's silly promises she can't keep. It is that simple," said Parx on Monday, November 26, 2007, in an interview with Bob Nichols, correspondent for the San Francisco Bay View newspaper.
"So, the people of Kauai are just gonna say No!" Parx added.
______________________________________________________
Free Hawaii TV newscast Action Alert - "Superferry Returns."
http://freehawaiitv.com/
______________________________________________________
The Superferry is capable of discharging a flood of up to 800 civilians on little Kauai, one of the most beautiful islands in the world. Feelings are running so high that 65 Kauai surfers earlier this summer prevented the military spec ship from docking, sending it back to Honolulu.
Vowing that would not happen again, Governor Linda Lingle, a friend of President George Bush, purchased armored vests for Kauai police and machine guns. Legislative rumors have it that Lingle has a "special relationship" with wealthy Superferry financier John Lehmann. She is said to want to run for US Senator Akaka's seat.
Parx added "The people of Kauai want none of it. The whole Superferry deal smells to high heaven already. If Superferry President Mr. Garibaldi thinks he can sweet talk Hawaii he will have to do the Environmental Impact Statement first."
"We will not meet with those who would willfully violate our rights just because they can and ask us to forgive the self-same trespasses they continue to promulgate. Superferry disrespected Kauai and that is unforgivable. Garibaldi can earn his way to talk to us with a completed Environmental Impact Statement - nothing less."
Parx continued "Garibaldi and Superferry are encouraged to participate in our local official planning process where we accommodate the up to 30,000 visitors who are here in Kauai everyday now."
"He will be just like any other travel planner, eh, Mr. Parx?" Nichols inquired.
"Absolutely! He will be treated with the Aloha Spirit just like anybody else." Parx concluded.
Kauai supporters: You may email andyparx [at] yahoo.com to add your name to the signatory list.
[End]
Additional resources:
http://www.protecthawaii.ws/
http://dmzhawaii.org
Bob Nichols is a Project Censored Award Winning writer. Nichols is following the Superferry controversy in Hawaii that has generated talk of impeaching Republican Governor Linda Lingle.
For more information:
http://www.rense.com/general79/superf.htm
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Your article mentioned the lack of fuel economy of the superferry. Assuming your 5 gallons per mile is corect?
Fully loaded with passengers and giving no credit for the cargo it gets 160 passenger miles per gallon more than twice as good as a fully loaded passenger plane.
For short flights like inter island ones: the taxi, Take off, and climb to altitude decrease the fuel efficiancy from average.
I know you don't want to publish anything that detracts from your obviously negative point of view but DO THE MATH it might change your point of view.
Stan
Fully loaded with passengers and giving no credit for the cargo it gets 160 passenger miles per gallon more than twice as good as a fully loaded passenger plane.
For short flights like inter island ones: the taxi, Take off, and climb to altitude decrease the fuel efficiancy from average.
I know you don't want to publish anything that detracts from your obviously negative point of view but DO THE MATH it might change your point of view.
Stan
Nichols got his Project Censored Award from Professor Phillips at Sonoma State University - Nichols makes it sound like he got the Pulitzer for investigative reporting when in reality, he got it for bad science fiction that agreed with the professor's politics .. Never take anything that Nichols says as being "truth" -- even if he interviews, he only interviews activists who agree with him. If you want to learn about the Super Ferry, which in some way Nichols is absolutely sure is connected with his real passion depleted uranium, then go to the papers in Hawaii and get a balanced viewpoint. The SF Bay View apparently has no editorial staff or reporters - real editors and reporters would not tolerate having Nichols claim to be one of them.
For more information:
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/DUStory/
Well for all you naysayers Bob has it exactly right- which is more than I can say for the two previous posters.
The fuel question has been addressed in both state newspapers and Bob is correct in that the fuel economy is way better than on the airplanes per passenger even when you include the rate to ship cars over- the ferry is exceptionally fuel ineffecient. Brad Parsons on Maui has doen a lot of excellent analysis on this as well as other "number-running".
As to the military connection this has been well documented and i thank Bob for doing his homework, unlike the two posters here. One main reason behind the ferry was to enable the stryker brigde doing training on the Big Island of Hawaio`i yet stationed in part on O`ahu (Honolulu) to travel interisland once the plan for multiple ferries- including one or more to Hawai`i island. This is no secret- it's in the HSf's original documentation
This is all according to the words of Lehman and the Marine Maritime Administration that guarenteed the loan as well as documents before our Public Utilities Commission and reported extensively in our local MSM.
So please do YOUR homework before you criticze Bob, whom I don't really know other than the phone interview for this article.
And thanks bob for a very well researched and accurate atricle on the Superferry - military connection.
Sorry for any misspellings on this-
Here is a resource site with many links that might set you on the path of discovery about the topic should anyone care enough to get their facts straight:
http://www.boycottsuperferry.org/
The fuel question has been addressed in both state newspapers and Bob is correct in that the fuel economy is way better than on the airplanes per passenger even when you include the rate to ship cars over- the ferry is exceptionally fuel ineffecient. Brad Parsons on Maui has doen a lot of excellent analysis on this as well as other "number-running".
As to the military connection this has been well documented and i thank Bob for doing his homework, unlike the two posters here. One main reason behind the ferry was to enable the stryker brigde doing training on the Big Island of Hawaio`i yet stationed in part on O`ahu (Honolulu) to travel interisland once the plan for multiple ferries- including one or more to Hawai`i island. This is no secret- it's in the HSf's original documentation
This is all according to the words of Lehman and the Marine Maritime Administration that guarenteed the loan as well as documents before our Public Utilities Commission and reported extensively in our local MSM.
So please do YOUR homework before you criticze Bob, whom I don't really know other than the phone interview for this article.
And thanks bob for a very well researched and accurate atricle on the Superferry - military connection.
Sorry for any misspellings on this-
Here is a resource site with many links that might set you on the path of discovery about the topic should anyone care enough to get their facts straight:
http://www.boycottsuperferry.org/
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