Ferry barred from harbor during review
A state judge agreed to temporarily block the Superferry from Maui’s Kahului Harbor.
Environmentalists sought the temporary restraining order pending an environmental assessment.
The request does not affect ports on Oahu or Kauai.
The environmentalists argued in a lawsuit that the ferry’s plan to ply 400 miles of Hawaii waters each day endangers whales.
Superferry officials have said that the vessel’s water jet propulsion system has no exposed propellers to strike aquatic animals.
The Superferry is the first passenger-vehicle ferry service between the Hawaiian Islands.
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