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The Hawaii Superferry was a Hawaii-based transportation company that provided passenger and vehicle transportation between Honolulu Harbor on the island of Oahu and Kahului Harbor on Maui. Legal issues over environmental impact statements and protests from residents of Maui and Kauai temporarily delayed the implementation of service, but service between Oahu and Maui began in December 2007. The company had hoped to return service to Nawiliwili Harbor on Kauai and additionally planned to eventually provide service to Kawaihae Harbor on the Big Island. Ferry operations were suspended in March, 2009 after the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled that a state law allowing the Superferry to operate without a second complete environmental impact statement was unconstitutional.〔(Hawaii Supreme Court Rules Superferry Legislation Unconstitutional )〕 The company went bankrupt as a result of these actions preventing service in Hawaii.〔(Hawaii Superferry to Leave Hawaii )〕 On July 2, 2009 a Delaware Bankruptcy Court granted the company's motion to abandon both the ships ''Alakai'' and ''Huakai'', ending all possibilities that the company might return to Hawaii; the ships were bought by the US Maritime Administration in 2010, and the US Navy has expressed interest in buying them from MARAD.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Hawaii Superferry’s Bankruptcy = US Navy Opportunity )〕 Both vessels, now in the possession of the U.S. Maritime Administration, are docked in Norfolk, Virginia and are in transit to Mobile, Alabama, for "insurance considerations".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ferries from bankrupt Hawaii company land in Norfolk )〕 Both craft have since been purchased by the United States Navy for $25M, a small fraction of their original $180M cost.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=U.S. Navy Buys Hawaii Superferries )〕 ==Vessels== The vessel used by Hawaii Superferry was an aluminum-hulled catamaran with drive-on / drive-off vehicle capability or fast ferry service. It is designed and built in the United States by Austal USA, a division of the world's largest fast-ferry builder, Australia-based shipbuilder Austal. The vessel is powered by environmentally clean MTU Friedrichshafen engines running on ultra-low sulfur diesel using waterjet propulsion which the company claimed will minimize impact to marine mammals. It was capable of transporting up to 866 passengers and 282 subcompact cars. The first ship, the ''Alakai'', arrived in Honolulu Harbor on June 30, 2007. The second ship, the ''Huakai'', was scheduled for completion in 2009, but due to state court ruling halting service, the Huakai was abandoned along with ''Alakai''.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hawaii Superferry」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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