Along with plans for the security zones, the Coast Guard Sector Honolulu, working with various federal, state and local officials, is planning to designate a "demonstration area" during the Superferry's next Kaua'i voyage.

This demonstration area — roughly between Kalapaki Beach and Kuki'i Point — is intended to allow people who choose to demonstrate to do so safely, peacefully and legally while allowing the Superferry to safely use the port.

The fixed security zones will be established in Nawiliwili Harbor before and during the Superferry's arrival.

Details on the security zones and the safe demonstration area will be distributed after the Superferry's next voyage to Kaua'i is announced, according to a news release issued today by Coast Guard officials.

Protesters who fail to comply with orders pertaining to the security zones, purposely injure or threaten to injure an enforcement officer or attempt to destruct or interfere with vessels may be punished by imprisonment for up to 10 years, and may be fined up to $25,000.

Any vessel used to violate a security zone, including surfboards, kayaks and canoes, may be immediately confiscated and forfeited.

"The Coast Guard, local, state and other federal authorities share a common goal of ensuring the safety and security of our ports, the vessels that call, and all the people who use them," Cpt. Vince Atkins, commander of Coast Guard Sector Honolulu, said in the news release.