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Friday, August 26, 2016
Papah?naumoku?kea marine reserve
Defense

Obama Creates World’s Largest Marine Reserve Off Hawaii

By Roberta Rampton (Reuters) U.S. President Barack Obama will dramatically expand the Papah?naumoku?kea Marine National Monument off the coast of Hawaii on

August 26, 2016
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Matson Pleads Guilty, Agrees to Pay $1 Million For Honolulu Harbor Molasses Spill
News

Matson Pleads Guilty, Agrees to Pay $1 Million For Honolulu Harbor Molasses Spill

A division of the Jones Act shipping company Matson has agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges and pay $1 million in connection to last year's molasses

October 22, 2014
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Thursday, August 7, 2014
Hawaii Braces For One-Two Punch
News

Hawaii Braces For One-Two Punch

Hurricane Iselle was forecast to hit Hawaii on Thursday as residents scurried to gather supplies and officials warned of flooding and outages, while a

August 7, 2014
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Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Matson to Pay for Honolulu Molasses Spill Response
News

Matson to Pay for Honolulu Molasses Spill Response

Jones Act shipping company Matson (NYSE: MATX) says it will cover all costs associated with the Honolulu Harbor molasses spill response, sparing Hawaiian

September 17, 2013
Total Views: 22

Thursday, September 12, 2013
Mass Fish Kill in Hawaii After Matson Pipeline Spills Molasses Into Honolulu Harbor
Oil Spill

Mass Fish Kill in Hawaii After Matson Pipeline Spills Molasses Into Honolulu Harbor

Thousands of fish are believed to have been killed in Honolulu Harbor and surrounding waters after a Matson pipeline spilled as much as 1,400 tons of sticky

September 12, 2013
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Friday, March 29, 2013
marisco ltd drydock
News

Marisco Handed Monster Fine for EPA Clean Water Act Violations

HONOLULU – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) announced today their settlement with Marisco

March 29, 2013
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Sunday, September 23, 2012
japanese tsunami debris barge
News

Hawaiian Fishermen Discover Dangerous Piece of Tsunami Debris

The Hawaiian fishermen were lucky they discovered this massive piece of Japanese tsunami debris when they did, because had it been night, the results could

September 23, 2012
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Thursday, February 17, 2011
Pasha Hawaii to build second car carrier
News

Pasha Hawaii to build second car carrier

HONOLULU — Honolulu-based Pasha Hawaii this week announced the signing of a contract with VT Halter Marine, Pascagoula, MS, for the construction of a

February 17, 2011
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Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Navy

High-speed catamarans may be based in Hawaii

This is a computer rendering of the joint high-speed vessel built by Austal, builder of the two Hawaii Superferry ships. Photo via: Austal Ships/Honolulu

February 16, 2010
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Monday, November 2, 2009
Uncategorized

Class Action Suit Filed in Hawaii to Declare Jones Act Unconstitutional

Dear gCaptain- As you know, in and around 1916, Senator Wesley Jones, then a Senator from the great state of Washington urged the adoption of what has commonly

November 2, 2009
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Thursday, June 25, 2009
gCaptain

Hawaii Superferry – A look back

No matter what side of the debate you are on over the Hawaii Superferry, you have to admit that it has been interesting to watch as its legal and

June 25, 2009
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Uncategorized

Hawaii Super Ferry Ceases Operations – Court Ruling

Hawaii Superferry said Monday that it will cease operations in light of a state Supreme Court ruling that it was unfairly allowed to bypass an environmental

March 17, 2009
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Monday, February 25, 2008
Uncategorized

Historic Ship Independence Barred From Her Adopted State

Photo By Alan Light Built in 1950 the SS Independence and her sister ship the SS Constitution were built to transport passengers between U.S. ports and the

February 25, 2008
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Monday, February 18, 2008
Uncategorized

NCL Pulls Pride Of Aloha From Hawaii Service – US Mariner Wages Blamed For Decision

Photo by 123 look at me First we witnessed trouble for the Hawaii Superferry (which is back in service) now Hawaii’s largest source of jobs for U.S.

February 18, 2008
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Friday, October 12, 2007
Uncategorized

hawaii superferry – a ship captain’s perspective

A ferry at the center of much debate (including a record number of comments on this blog) has sailed into a storm that will likely sink her dream. The

October 12, 2007
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