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There are a lot of arguments for and against the Super Ferry. On the plus side it opens up the outer islands to increased tourism revenues. On the downside, the Ferry threatens the monopolies currently enjoyed by the airlines and car rental companies, along with those interests who prefer tourism dollars remain in Waikiki. Those latter greedy agendas are concealed behind some other excuses, some of which border on the silly.
One such faux argument is that the Super Ferry is a "whale killer". This is an insult to the whales, who I understand have quite good hearing and intelligence equal to that of politicians, and thus should easily be able to swim to one side as the Ferry whizzes by.
But for those who are still convinced that whales are at risk from the ferry, might I suggest adding a variation of the deer whistles concerned drivers attach to their cars in the woodland areas of the mainland. These whistles make a noise that the deer can hear, giving them ample warning to step off the road before the car or truck gets there. Yes, occasionally a less intelligent deer still gets removed from the gene pool, but nobody has seriously suggested banning driving because of it.
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