"It is with a heavy heart that I must share the news that we will be furloughing 249 members of our Hawaii Superferry family at the end of today. This includes 36 residents of Maui, 35 residents of Kauai, and 178 residents of Oahu.

Hawaii Superferry is retaining 59 employees to handle administrative and operational needs during this period of uncertainty.

Over the past seven weeks, we have been very optimistic, but candid, with our employees regarding the various judicial proceedings on Maui. An unavoidable consequence of the recent ruling is that we have reached the point where Hawaii Superferry can no longer bear the financial cost of fully retaining its workforce.

We remain committed to providing Hawaii’s residents and businesses with a safe and reliable interisland ferry system. It is our hope that we will have the opportunity to bring our furloughed employees back to work in the near future."