Hawaii Superferry Needs Deadline Extension

摘要

Hawaii Superferry's Alakai completed a two-week maintenance, inspection and U.S. Coast Guard re-certification process last month at Pacific Shipyards International's facility at Honolulu Harbor. Upon completion the high-speed ferry returned to service along its interisland route. But Alakai could soon see its service interrupted again if state lawmakers don't amend legislation passed in 2007 that allowed the ferry service to operate while an Environmental Impact Statement was conducted by the Hawaii DOT. Two bills curently in the state legislature, SB 989 and HB 1171, would extend the deadline beyond its May 7 cut off date to June 2010. The time extension will allow Hawaii Superferry to operate while lawmakers have more time to review the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).