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From the looks of things, backers of the Superferry think their legal position is very weak. If they believed the law was on their side, they wouldn’t be involved in this civil disobedience approach to the issues. What bothers me is a simple question–why didn’t they just buy an environmental assessment earlier in this process? It would have been completed before now and might have been valid enough to shore up their legal position.

By the way, Tom Finnegan’s photo accompanying the Star-Bulletin story this morning showing a single surfer blocking the way under the bow of the Superferry got my vote for the best of yesterday’s photos.

Speaking of the Star-Bulletin, our copy arrived yesterday with a CompUSA advertising insert. I long ago stopped checking the Bulletin for the Sunday morning computer ad, so at this point I don’t know if this was an advance or something that’s been happening for a while. But those national inserts must mean more income for the paper.

A reader noted the appearance of a Maui News story (with byline) in the Advertiser on Saturday and wonders whether this is a sign of some new cooperative deal between the two newspapers?

The Boston Globe ran a good story over the weekend reporting that military lawyers are warning that new CIA interrogation rules could still conflict with the Geneva Conventions.

Thanks to Jeff Garland for passing along the link to a report on the Media Justice Conference held here in Honolulu back in March. It’s a large pdf file so may take a while to load, but it is quite informative.

An old friend, Gene Stoltzfus, shared a meditation “Growing up on conquered lands“, with relevance to Hawaii.

And a reader commented on yesterday’s entry:

Thanks for the info on Mr. Miyamoto’s photos of the UH. He was my neighbor in Manoa and was one of the people who help me when I was taking photos for my Roosevelt HS yearbook, the Ka Leo and the The Hawaii Observer.

Mr. Miyamoto was also the Scoutmaster for Troup 10 in Kaimuki for many decades and is remembered for his dedication and commitment to all those boys who he guided for decades. Truly a really wonder person, and so was Mrs. Miyamoto.

And to start the week right, here are a few photos taken over the weekend featuring (surprise?) a few of our cats! This is Ms. Harry, who exiled herself to the front deck during much of Ms. Kitten’s time here. She’s among those slowly recovering from the people’s kitten fever. Just click on her photo for more.