
Earlier this year, on February 1 to be exact, court rulings firmly established that native Hawaiians ceded lands were not to be sold to private corporations. In spite of that ruling, information that private deals transferring these protected lands on Kauai have come to light.

On August 23, 2007, (Hawaii) State Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the State and Superferry are in violation of the Hawaii Environmental Protection Act.
Hawaii Superferry Legal WoesSource: Suite101
When the Hawaii Superferry first started operating daily ferry service from Oahu to Kauai and Maui, it was promoted as an ecologically better way to island-hop. Now the Sierra Club and other environmental groups have sued, causing it to stop operations (at least temporarily).
Hawaii Superferry is SuperfollySource: The Maui Almanac
On Kauai, Hawaii protesters on kayaks and surfboards successfully blocked Nawiliwili Harbor, shutting down Hawaii9 Superferry operations to the Garden Isle after the US Coast Guard said it could not guarantee the harbor's safety.

Long before I ever roasted a friend at a wedding or gave a boardroom presentation to a client, my initiation into public speaking came from Show & Tell.
Hawaii taken by stormSource: Chicago Tribune
The tourism Web site clearly was never updated to reflect the rains that came for more than 40 days and 40 nights, the rains that unleashed dam breaks that killed whole families, the rains that flooded sewer systems and caused these legendary beaches to be contaminated by nearly 5