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Article: First cruise ship stop at island is brief
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- December 30, 2002
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First cruise ship stop at island is brief
From Journal Sentinel wire reports
Monday, December 30, 2002
Kaunakakai, Hawaii -- The first visit by a luxury cruise ship to a
rural Hawaiian island was spoiled by rough water and windy conditions
that prevented 1,200 passengers from coming ashore, even as
demonstrators gathered to protest the arrival.
The quick departure of Holland America Line's Statendam from
Molokai on Saturday had "absolutely nothing" to do with the about 100
protesters, said Sandy Beddow, executive director of the Molokai
Visitors Association.
Protesters argued cruise ships would damage Molokai's coral reefs,
pollute the waters and spoil the island's rural charm.
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