Message to Hawaii’s Youth from Hawaii Superferry Opponents: This is 'A Good Day to Die'

Navy ships (23), cargo ships (20), whale-watching boats (19), cruise ships (17), ferries (16), Coast Guard ships (9), tankers (8), recreational vessels (7), steamships (7) and fishing boats (4).

Navy ships (23), cargo ships (20), whale-watching boats (19), cruise ships (17), ferries (16), Coast Guard ships (9), tankers (8), recreational vessels (7), steamships (7) and fishing boats (4).

"No matter how many best practices we put into effect, when one surfaces directly under your boat, there's nothing you can do about it," Kaufman said.

The Star-Bulletin Hawaii Superferry poll was conducted Sept. 27 through Oct. 2 by SMS Research. A total of 600 telephone surveys were conducted statewide, 150 each on Oahu, Maui, the Big Island and Kauai. The margin of error is 4 percentage points for the statewide poll and about 8 percentage points for the individual islands.

The collision occurred at about 10 a.m. Thursday when a mother whale and calf surfaced by the Pacific Whale Foundation's 65-foot Ocean Spirit, according to Greg Kaufman, the foundation's president. He said no one spotted the pair before the collision. The boat was headed toward Kaho'olawe at about 15 mph.

EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR HAWAII SUPERFERRY, INC. AND REQUESTING EXPEDITIOUS ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSING OF NECESSARY PERMITS

EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR HAWAII SUPERFERRY, INC. AND REQUESTING EXPEDITIOUS ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSING OF NECESSARY PERMITS.