Superferry foes gathering to fight special session

[Beachboy]

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Food for thought in regards to Superferry. When
Go Airlines is forced out of Hawaii, I'm willing to bet a lot of people are going to regret fighting the HSF. Especially when HA/AQ jack airfares up to 200.00 round trip again.

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listen the price offered up by the Super Ferry is only for the intorduction to the state in hopes of rally the community behind it. After one year or even less their prices will be out of reach for the average Big Island resident.

I'm 54 years old, have spent most of my life in and around the ocean. Over the years I have been involved with 'Green Peace', 'Earth Now', and even the 'Sierra Club'. In the early 70's I got to swim with the Humpbacks off Lahaina filmed by National Geo, and Green Peace. But please don't assume that I'm a "tree hugger'. I just love mother nature to no end, and hate to see it get trampled for $$$$. As a young boy growing up in Lahaina I spent my days in Spring & Summer surfing in and around Lahaina. We kids use to pick up small rocks and throw them at the Ama-ama crabs on the breakwalls surrounding the harbor. Upon hitting these little creatures, we'd pick them up and suck the insides of the shell, very tasty. But I haven't been able to do that since about 1975 or so! Why? Pollution caused by small business. Sport fishing boats, Glass bottom boats, Whale watching ships, and the list goes on. Well because of this business growth at the Lahaina Harbor, it become polluted! To the average Joe, you'd think everything was kosher. But I could no longer go for Ama-ama crabs, nor could I dive the harbor anymore for coins that the tourist use to throw. I just didn't dig that film of gasoline all over my body that was caused by the boat from motoring in and out of the harbor all day long.

I don't trust our State Govner Linda Lingle[berries], or the Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hanneman. I almost lost my left leg because of the raw sewage Mayor Mufi okayed to be dumped into the Ala Wai.

No, I'm no "tree hugger", my old co-workers(waikiki Beachboys) can acknowledge that. I didn't have the nickname "Hitman", because I was a "tree hugger"...but I do defend Mother Earth from Morons & Village Idiots who try exploit our beautiful land!
I swear to you all, supporting the Super Ferry will be a big mistake!