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Updated at 1:54 p.m., Monday, September 24, 2007

Superferry panel discussion set for tomorrow on Maui

Advertiser Staff

A "Hawaii Superferry Panel Discussion" will be held tomorrow evening at Maui Community College,

The panel will consist of: Lance Holter, president of the Maui Sierra Club; Rob Parsons, conservation chair of the Maui Sierra Club; Irene Bowie, executive director of Maui Tomorrow; and Dick Mayer, a former economics and geography professor at Maui Community College.

Hawaii Superferry company officials have declined an invitation to participate, according to a news release issued today. Superferry officials have said that after ongoing court hearings are completed, the company would consider sending a representative to a panel discussion held at a later date, according to the release.

The panel's intention is to educate the students of MCC and the Maui community about Hawaii Superferry by presenting a balanced discussion concerning the current issues, according to the release.

The three-hour event, set to begin at 5 p.m., will start with short testimonies given by panel members. That will be followed by a question-and-answer session, during which the public and students are welcome to participate.

Joshua Cooper, executive director for the Hawaii Institute for Human Rights, will serve as the event's moderator.

For more information, contact Caitlin Harrowby at harrowby@hawaii.edu.