Comments on: Don’t Get Stung Inter-Island

By: Jack Bauer

Jack Bauer — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:12:34 +0000

So that leaves only Hawaiian Air to screw us customers with imaginary fees and constant nickel-and-diming!

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:08:59 +0000

Thanks Ed and Oliver,

Yes ferry service is really wanted and needed. Unfortunately, the Superferry was laden with problems from the outset.

For those of us living and working here, high airfares are simply crippling. It makes it hard to go to work, visit family, and more.

Aloha Airline’s owners ran the company into the ground. Their demise became inevitable. Go!/Mesa hasn’t been well received from the outset. Mokulele didn’t have a viable business plan in order to survive.

Aloha, Jeff

By: Oliver

Oliver — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:07:18 +0000

So what’s the Hawaiian people’s perspective on the situation (it obviously doesn’t just impact tourists)? I thought the entry of Go into the market, eventually killing off Aloha, was considered a negative.

By: Ed

Ed — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:16:43 +0000

And what makes this ultimately sad is that with the demise of the Inter Island Hawaii SuperFerry, there is no viable alternative for interisland transportation!
What a short-sighted view that was to kill what would have been an extremely prosperous venture that would have resulted in hundreds of jobs for the Hawaiian people…now look at how many jobs were made by the alternatives to the SuperFerry…I think that number is zero! Along with the alternatives to high-priced airfares…
Ed