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It also promises to be one of the most politicallyy chargedfights — involving officials, businesses and communityg activists — since the clashes over the Hawaik Superferry. Young Brothers says Pasha’s proposal to compete directly at ports in Hilo and Kahului willhave “a significant negatives impact” on Young Brothers and “the regulated intrastate shipping industry as a whole.
” But Pasha (pronounces PAY-sha), a California-based carrier that ships autos, militaruy and construction equipment from San Diego to Oahu, Maui and the Big Island, says interisland customers want a With its business primarily coming from shippinvg cars to and from the Mainland, and with Hawaii auto salese down 30 percent, Pasha also seeks new While the brief entry of the Superferru into the profitable Oahu-to-Maui run did only negligibld damage to Young Brothers’ bottom line, it drew attention to the company’sa dominance of the interisland carglo business and encouraged calls for more competition.
By playing the competition-means-better-rates-and-service card, Pasha has received the supportof Gov. Lindw Lingle, House Speaker Calvin Say, House Transportation Chairman Joe executives with Dick Pacific Construction and GracePacifiv Corp., the Car and Trucm Rental Leasing Association of and the U.S. Army. “Asa an island state, we recognize the importance of increased surface transportatiob alternatives and the benefit that increased competition can offer in the movement of cargo and commodities betweenour islands,” Lingle wrotw in a letter of supportt for Pasha’s March 13 interisland service applicatiobn with the state Public Utilities But Young Brothers has support, too, and clearlh hopes to tap into some of the same passionn of Neighbor Island activists who helped keep the Superferryh out of Kauai and ultimately forced its withdrawal from Young Brothers is pushing for public hearingws on all of the Neighbor Islands — includingh Molokai and Lanai — that would presumably draw out the testimonyg of loyal Young Brothers customers and activistsa concerned about the environmental impact of a big transportr ship moving more frequently through the Among Young Brothers’ supporters are Tropical Hawaiian Products, NAPA Distribution Center Hawaii and Alohsa Container Sales & Rental.
And three monthsz after writing letters of support for legislators Say and Souki wrotre a letter saying they suppor public hearings onthe application. In an Apriol 27 letter to the PUC, Senatde President Colleen Hanabusa andsenators J. Kalani English of Maui and Dwight Takamine of the Big Islanf said they support hearings becausethey “have concerns about the type of servicse to be provided.” Along with sister companh , Young Brothers controls 50 percent of interislandx freight. The remainder is shared by Pasha (10 , small shipping operations briefly, Hawaii Superferry) and , like Young Brothers, is ownef by Seattle-based .
Unlike its competitors, Youngv Brothers is obligated under state law to serv allcommercial harbors, even unprofitable ones on Lana i and Molokai. That’s the crux of the Young Brotherse argumentagainst Pasha. Glennn Hong, Young Brothers’ president and CEO, said Pasha wantsz to cherry-pick only the most profitable roll-on, roll-off automobile shipping to the mostpopulous islands. “Wwe want a level playing field,” said who deems the dispute “a matter of publifc policy, a matter of fairness.
” If Pasha wants to competee interisland, he said, “It must be all or
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