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With the shutdown of Aloha Airlines and the fact that the Hawaii Superferry is adding more runs between Maui and Oahu, are you more likely to use the Superferry?
Yes, I will be using the Superferry more often.
32%
No, but I may use the Superferry on occasion if it's convenient for me.
30%
No, I would never use the Superferry.
38%
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| kmpl33 | |
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05-15-08 1:03 AM
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How is everyone interpreting the poll results? I suppose there's always different angles. (I know it's not scientific). There seem to be quite a few people who refuse to use the ferry, but still, there's another way to look at the poll. It's asking if you're MORE LIKELY as a result of the airline situation to use the ferry than before aloha went south. Because of the second option - no more likely, but still may use it - it would seem that roughly 60% of people still would be open to using the ferry while a minority 40% refuse to. I would think that with 60% support, the superferry folks could still be optimistic about their prospects.
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| snorkleBob | |
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05-13-08 4:29 AM
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Hey DrLeisure, please don't lecture me or the Superferry about your environmental concerns. The much larger cruise ships are worse. The daily, multiple AIRLINE flights are much worse. The car you drive 3 miles to work daily is worse. Why don't you walk or ride a bike if you're sooo concerned about the Maui's environment? Do you bring your own grocery bag to the store or continue using plastic? I thought so!..
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| snorkleBob | |
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05-13-08 4:21 AM
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Why would someone "never want to use the superferry?" It shows how people are such dumb fools. Well, this is the same country that voted for Bush/Cheney twice, so I guess I understand. The superferry is an OPTION, the same way if you don't like Safeway groceries, go shop somewhere else. Business competition drives market prices down. Hawaiian Air would probably charge $400 rt or more for a 20 minute plane ride without competition. People need to get their head out of the sand and go back to high school or retake Economics 101. Don't blindly judge a person because he or she "chooses" to save money and use the superferry.
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| KaNaKaMaOLi1892 | |
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05-12-08 9:15 PM
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...EVEN THOUGHT ITS LESS MONEY TO GO SEE FAMILY..I STILL WOULD NOT SUPPORT IT IF ALL THE AIRLINES SHUT DOWN...I WOULD STICK TO MY ROOTS...SUPERFERRY ***** BIG TIME...ONLY DUMB PEOPLE SUPPORT IT!!
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| mauicin | |
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05-12-08 6:28 PM
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Yep...go pay $300 on Hawaiian Airlines for a round trip for one - Maui to Oahu. Dat's nuts!!
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| ChickenLittle | |
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05-12-08 2:43 PM
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I have found the Superferry to be very convenient and will continue to ride it. I think in the long run, when all this drama is over, this will be just another form of transport. We need options. We live on islands. If the rest of the airlines go down the tubes, I will very happy to have the ferry running. You may think thats never gonna happen, but, how many of you thought Aloha would be out of business right now? Exactly.
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| ovphoto | |
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05-10-08 10:08 PM
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so how many people voted more than once,why cut all options"I would never ride the superferry"just shows how ignorant some people are
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| EndofEmpire | |
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05-10-08 8:18 PM
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Join Citizens Against Virtually Everything and boycott the superferry!
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| Mauibrad | |
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05-10-08 7:36 PM
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How many people have voted in this? Aloha, Brad
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| kikigirl | |
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05-10-08 12:53 PM
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I think the Superferry is great also. Because that is one way bringing your car that way you dont have to spend money on renting car. Just bring your own transportation. My parents from Maui did that. They find it really a nice way that Superferry letting the people bring their own car in the ferry. What if the Go and Hawaiian Airlines went down who are you going to chose now? I guess you have to force yourself to deal with the Superferry. All I can say is give the Superferry a chance.
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| DrLeisure | |
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05-09-08 8:47 PM
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All indications are that the superferry will never develop a level of ridership that will pay the cost of operating the boat. It is just a matter of time before the economic realities set in and shut it down. That said I have two concerns: 1) One is the damage to the harbor from the silt kicked up by the water jets. What effect is this silt loading having on the harbor marine life? 2) My second concern is the talk about the weld cracks in the hull. Fatigue from operating in heavy seas will cause these to expand and deepen. How much water can the hull take before it goes down? Dr. L
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| KarenChun | |
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05-09-08 4:54 PM
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You folks know that the Superferry is currently selling tickets at a loss. This is a standard method of trying to build up customers, however it has been going on since last December with no build up in customers happening. I see that they are still running their loss leader of $49 one way in August now (it used to be higher). They don't show the fuel charge which is almost 50% meaning about $74 one way. At some point they have to raise prices to cover their costs. With the loss-leader prices extending on into the fall, one wonders how long they can continue losing money on every trip. So what I want to say is watch out. At some point this operation has to make a profit and at that point it will be MORE expensive not less than airflight because their fuel cost per passenger is BIGGER than airflight.
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| mauimom | |
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05-09-08 4:29 PM
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hey check out those percentages - 45% of people will never ride the superferry. Morally, ethically, and politically the superferry is wrong. They went out of their way to do things only to benefit themselves not the communities. In one year their prices will have skyrocketed and it will not be dependable service based on their inability to travel in high seas. I will NEVER ride the superferry as my ohana on all islands and friends have boycotted it as well. We will all celebrate when this company decides to make more money elsewhere.
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| Swellmom | |
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05-09-08 4:20 PM
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Anything that benefits the tax paying locals like the Superferry, I am all for. I wish we had more.
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| Anakalea | |
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05-09-08 4:08 PM
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Thanks but no thank you. I will not use the super ferry.
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| jackFisher | |
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05-09-08 3:17 PM
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As a matter of moral principle I choose not to use the SuperFolly. Lingle did an end-run around established procedures for a Federally mandated EIS, including manipulating the state-level legislative and judicial process. Also, I have not been to 'Oahu since I closed my music instrument stores in 1991 -- nor have I been to the mainland since that time. So, I really don't need to patronize a business founded on questionable practices anyway!
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| ChickenLittle | |
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05-08-08 11:22 PM
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I have used it 4 times so far. My Ohana is coming over this weekend on the SF. We have found it an excellent way to go between islands and take our car. Love it!!
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| ypovly | |
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05-08-08 6:44 PM
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It's about time the local people can benefit going to see their friends and family without the outrageous prices of the monopolized airways. Keep all tourists oceanliners in Lahaina and allow only the SuperFerry in Kahului. If people didn't want a Large passenger ocean vehicle because of our Eco system they should of stopped it at the Lurline etc.
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