By Robert Shikina
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
The first Hawaii Superferry arrived after a 17-day journey from Alabama that took it through the Panama Canal to Long Beach and -- 7,600 miles later -- to its homeport of Honolulu Harbor.
People stopped to watch as the huge catamaran paraded past Diamond Head and Waikiki accompanied by several boats and the Honolulu Fire Department fireboat.
The Alakai, which translates in Hawaiian as "ocean path," will give interisland travelers an alternative, allowing people to take their cars between Oahu, Maui and Kauai. The trips will take three hours.
An exact start date has not been announced, but service is expected to begin next month.
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