Hawaii Superferry
07-08-2006, 08:52 PM
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Hawaii Superferry
Couple of cool articles, website and maybe some good news. Dont know if this info is a repost or not.
http://www.hawaiisuperferry.com/
In mid 2007, Hawaii Superferry begins daily ferry service to Oahu, Maui and Kauai. Daily service to the Island of Hawaii begins in 2009.
For half the price of flying, families can travel interisland with the convenience of their cars. School groups, hula halau, canoe clubs, and cowboys can travel to events with their vans, equipment, canoes, and horses in their trailers.
Neighbor island farmers can deliver fresh produce and cattle to market daily.
Hawaii Superferry will soon be linking islands and connecting families...
economically, comfortably and with care for our environment.
Affordable One-Way Passenger Fares*
Maui & Kauai
off-peak / peak
-------------------------
Island of Hawai`i
off-peak / peak
Advance Purchase Web Fare
$42 / $52
---------------
$52 / $62
Base Passenger Fare
$50 / $60
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$60 / $70
Children less than 2 years old
$15 / $15
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$15 / $15
Club Class
Any Fare + $20
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Any Fare + $20
Car/SUV (less than 16 long, 8 high)
$55 / $65
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$65 / $75
Large pickup/Van (less than 20 long, 8 high)
$90 / $100
-----------------
$100 / $110
Off-peak days: Tuesdays to Thursdays
Peak days: Friday to Monday
Prices for our Favorite Activities (One-Way)*
Single canoe
Free on vehicle rack, $30 carry on
20 trailer, less than 8 high**
$90 - $110
45 trailer, less than 8 high (canoes)**
$200 - $250
Surfboard
Free on vehicle, $20 $25 in racks
Bicycle
$20 - $25
Motorcycle
$30 - $50
Dog / cat
Free in vehicle, $30 - $40 in kennel
40 truck, over 8 high
$850 - $1,050 full, $510 - $610 empty return
Lowest prices are for Maui / Kauai on weekdays - highest prices are for the Island of Hawai`i during weekends.
http://www.gizmag.com/go/5775/
June 21, 2006 Next time youre belly-aching about the problems associated with pulling a motor out of the engine bay of your automobile, spare a thought for these guys. They are in the process of building the first of two new 107 metre vehicle-passenger ferries for Hawaii Superferry (HSF). The massive catamarans will be the largest aluminium vessels ever built in the USA and will be used to establish Hawaiis first high-speed vehicle-passenger service. Each catamaran will carry 866 passengers and 282 vehicles and provide services connecting Honolulu to Maui and Kauai in three hours and from Honolulu to the Big Island in four hours. Each ferry has four 20 cylinder MTU 8000 Series engines, each weighing 45 tonnes and producing 8,200 kw (10,995hp) at 1150 rpm.
The installation of all four engines was completed within three weeks, ahead of schedule, in what was a first for the Austal USA shipyard given the size and weight of the engines. Also under construction in the yard is the 127 metre trimaran Littoral Combat Ship for the United States Navy.
The first ferry is due for delivery in the first half of 2007. Construction has already started on the second ferry that is scheduled for introduction into service in the first half of 2009.
http://www.hawaiisuperferry.com/
In mid 2007, Hawaii Superferry begins daily ferry service to Oahu, Maui and Kauai. Daily service to the Island of Hawaii begins in 2009.
For half the price of flying, families can travel interisland with the convenience of their cars. School groups, hula halau, canoe clubs, and cowboys can travel to events with their vans, equipment, canoes, and horses in their trailers.
Neighbor island farmers can deliver fresh produce and cattle to market daily.
Hawaii Superferry will soon be linking islands and connecting families...
economically, comfortably and with care for our environment.
Affordable One-Way Passenger Fares*
Maui & Kauai
off-peak / peak
-------------------------
Island of Hawai`i
off-peak / peak
Advance Purchase Web Fare
$42 / $52
---------------
$52 / $62
Base Passenger Fare
$50 / $60
---------------
$60 / $70
Children less than 2 years old
$15 / $15
--------------
$15 / $15
Club Class
Any Fare + $20
--------------------
Any Fare + $20
Car/SUV (less than 16 long, 8 high)
$55 / $65
--------------
$65 / $75
Large pickup/Van (less than 20 long, 8 high)
$90 / $100
-----------------
$100 / $110
Off-peak days: Tuesdays to Thursdays
Peak days: Friday to Monday
Prices for our Favorite Activities (One-Way)*
Single canoe
Free on vehicle rack, $30 carry on
20 trailer, less than 8 high**
$90 - $110
45 trailer, less than 8 high (canoes)**
$200 - $250
Surfboard
Free on vehicle, $20 $25 in racks
Bicycle
$20 - $25
Motorcycle
$30 - $50
Dog / cat
Free in vehicle, $30 - $40 in kennel
40 truck, over 8 high
$850 - $1,050 full, $510 - $610 empty return
Lowest prices are for Maui / Kauai on weekdays - highest prices are for the Island of Hawai`i during weekends.
http://www.gizmag.com/go/5775/
June 21, 2006 Next time youre belly-aching about the problems associated with pulling a motor out of the engine bay of your automobile, spare a thought for these guys. They are in the process of building the first of two new 107 metre vehicle-passenger ferries for Hawaii Superferry (HSF). The massive catamarans will be the largest aluminium vessels ever built in the USA and will be used to establish Hawaiis first high-speed vehicle-passenger service. Each catamaran will carry 866 passengers and 282 vehicles and provide services connecting Honolulu to Maui and Kauai in three hours and from Honolulu to the Big Island in four hours. Each ferry has four 20 cylinder MTU 8000 Series engines, each weighing 45 tonnes and producing 8,200 kw (10,995hp) at 1150 rpm.
The installation of all four engines was completed within three weeks, ahead of schedule, in what was a first for the Austal USA shipyard given the size and weight of the engines. Also under construction in the yard is the 127 metre trimaran Littoral Combat Ship for the United States Navy.
The first ferry is due for delivery in the first half of 2007. Construction has already started on the second ferry that is scheduled for introduction into service in the first half of 2009.
Last edited by Howler; 07-08-2006 at 08:57 PM.
07-10-2006, 06:14 AM
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damn that is f'en sweet! i would have loved to have that when i lived out there!!
... of course I don't think all the other islands would have liked us rolling off the boat to wreak havoc upon the "Streets of Waimea Canyon"!!! LOL! ... or Old Haleakala road ... or the Road to Hana!
yeah, they would hate us all ........
It would've redefined our annual "island cuise" though!! 
... of course I don't think all the other islands would have liked us rolling off the boat to wreak havoc upon the "Streets of Waimea Canyon"!!! LOL! ... or Old Haleakala road ... or the Road to Hana!
yeah, they would hate us all ........
It would've redefined our annual "island cuise" though!!
07-10-2006, 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Nolimit
... of course I don't think all the other islands would have liked us rolling off the boat to wreak havoc upon the "Streets of Waimea Canyon"!!! LOL! ... or Old Haleakala road ... or the Road to Hana!