Hawaii Ferry Sails Despite Court Cloud

A surfer catches a wave at Kakaako Waterfront Park as the Hawaii Superferry approaches Aloha Towers on June 30, 2007, in Honolulu. The $100 million Hawaii Superferry _ the first passenger ferry between the islands _ is making its maiden run with a rushed launch to Maui on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2007. Legal problems could quickly beach the giant catamaran like one of the whales that environmentalists fear it will run over. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia) (Marco Garcia - AP)

HONOLULU -- A dozen surfing protesters blocked the Hawaii Superferry from docking on Kauai island as the first-ever passenger ferry service between the Hawaiian islands tried to complete the second voyage of its inaugural day.

Loaded with people paying a discount fare of just $5, the $95 million Hawaii Superferry completed its maiden run earlier Sunday with a rushed launch for a three-hour voyage from Honolulu to Maui. It was making a second trip, from Honolulu to Lihue, Kauai, when it was stopped by the water-borne protesters who paddled out to within a few yards of the ship off Kauai.