Oct 29, 2007: The state Senate voted 20 to 5 to
pass a
bill that allows Hawaii Superferry to resume
service
while the state conducts an environmental review.
Here
is a breakdown of the vote:
Yes (Mostly let's loot the taxpayers type Republicans or else took a lot of HSF bribes...er...donations)
- Sen. Suzanne Chun Oakland, D-13th;
- Sen. Will Espero, D-20th; Oahu
- Sen. Fred Hemmings,
R-25th; Oahu (Expected, this guy would sell off all of Hawai'i)
Sen. Lorraine Inouye, D-1st; Big Island (How could she?! No Mayor's position for her!) - Sen. Sam Slom, R-8th; Oahu
- Sen. Paul Whalen, R-3rd. Big Island
Yes,
with reservations (all from 'Oahu)
- Sen. Robert Bunda, D-22nd;
- Sen. Carol Fukunaga, D-11th;
- Sen. Mike Gabbard, D-19th;
- Sen. Clayton Hee, D-23rd;
- Sen. David Ige, D-16th;
- Sen. Les Ihara, Jr., D-9th;
- Sen. Donna Mercado Kim, D-14th;
- Sen. Ron Menor, D-17th;
- Sen. Clarence Nishihara, D-18th;
- Sen. Norman Sakamoto, D-15th;
- Sen. Brian Taniguchi, D-10th;
- Sen. Jill Tokuda, D-24th;
- Sen. Gordon Trimble, R-12th;
- Sen. Colleen Hanabusa, D-21st.
No
- Sen. Rosalyn Baker, D-5th Maui
- Sen. J. Kalani English, D-6th Maui
- Sen. Gary Hooser, D-7th Kaua'i
- Sen. Russell Kokubun, D-2nd Big Island
- Sen. Shan Tsutsui, D-4th Maui