There has been quite a bit of news regarding the Hawaii Superferry recently.  Here is an update on the Hawaii Superferry situation:

The Hawai’i Supreme Court heard an appealtoday that could sink the Hawaii Superferry. Environmentalists argued that the Superferry, which would transport passengers between the Islands, should have been required to study how it could create traffic jams, collide with humpback whales or spread invasive species.

The Hawai’i Supreme Court sided with environmentalists yesterday in a ruling that could delay Tuesday’s much anticipated launch of the Hawai’i Superferry’s interisland passenger and vehicle service. The high court ruled that the state must conduct an environmental assessment related to the ferry service. Armed with the ruling, three Maui environmental groups will seek an order to stop the Superferry. The environmental groups hope the Supreme Court ruling will force Superferry operations to be put on hold while the study is conducted, which could take at least six months and as long as three years. Maui lawyer Isaac Hall, who represents the three environmental groups that brought the suit, said he will ask a Maui circuit judge to issue an injunction “as quickly as possible” halting the Superferry’s use of state harbor lands and the improvements until the study is completed.

Flying in the face of possible legal action, the Hawaii Superferry will launch two days ahead of schedule tomorrow with $5 one-way tickets for passengers and $5 one-way tickets for vehicles, the company announced yesterday. Opponents, who plan to seek an injunction against Superferry operations on Monday, reacted angrily, saying the company is defying state laws and acting in bad faith.

These were some pretty good articles that really cover most of the questions at hand.