Hawaii Supreme Court rules against Superferry AGAIN

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POSTED: 11:12 a.m. HST, Mar 16, 2009

 

 

Hawaii Supreme Court rules against Superferry

 

By Star-Bulletin staff

 

The state Supreme Court ruled today that the

state law allowing the Hawaii Superferry to

operate while an environmental impact statement

was conducted is unconstitutional.

 

The Sierra Club had argued that Act 2, a law

passed by the state Legislature in special

session in October 2007, is unconstitutional

because it was targeted to benefit just one

entity, the Hawaii Superferry. Act 2 allowed the

Superferry to provide Honolulu-to-Kahului service

while the environmental study was done.

 

A Superferry spokeswoman had no immediate comment

on the court's decision. Sierra Club officials

previously said if the ruling is in their favor

the Superferry would have to cease operations

until the EIS is completed, a process that could

take months.

 

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