Updated at 2:40 p.m., Monday, October 8, 2007
Hawaii Superferry ruling delayed until tomorrow
Advertiser Staff
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After listening to attorneys' closing arguments this morning, Maui Circuit Judge Joseph Cardoza said he needed more time to consider the arguments and review additional memorandums filed this morning by the lawyers.
He said he will announce his decision at 10 a.m. tomorrow.
Today's court session came at the end of a monthlong hearing on a request for a preliminary injunction to keep the ferry tied up at dock while the state performs an environmental assessment on $40 million in ferry-related improvements at Kahului Harbor.
The request was filed by the Sierra Club, Maui Tomorrow and the Kahului Harbor Coalition, which have expressed concerns about increased traffic around ports, the potential spread of invasive species and collisions with humpback whales.
