{"id":6136,"date":"2019-07-17T20:07:54","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T20:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hawaiioceannews.com\/?p=6136"},"modified":"2021-04-25T00:48:37","modified_gmt":"2021-04-25T00:48:37","slug":"welcome-transpac-mariners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiioceannews.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/17\/welcome-transpac-mariners\/","title":{"rendered":"A List of Emergency Contacts for All Transpac Mariners"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWho Do You Call?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n
\n\t

- opinion -<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

As a courtesy to visiting Transpac sailors we provide below a list of emergency contact numbers in the event that you become traumatized by your harbor experience here in Hawaii. If you are unfamiliar with our boating scene here, you may want to refer to this article<\/a>.\u00a0 By the way, in the latter post, we've advised TP crewmembers to bring lots of alcohol wipes.\u00a0 If you haven't read the article you might want to do so now.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

For all harbor quality control issues<\/strong><\/span><\/em> please call Ed Underwood at (808) 587-1966, or write him directly at: ed.r.underwood@hawaii.gov<\/strong><\/em>. \u00a0 Ed's got a good sense of humor and he\u2019s a friendly guy, so start your message off with \u201cHi Ed!\" . . .\u00a0 as in . . .\u00a0 Hi Ed! The reason why I'm writing is because I was wondering if the Ala Wai's 600 row was the target of a terrorist attack and should we be worried?\u00a0 . . .\u00a0 (or) Hi Ed! What's that ship doing parked on land across from the Waikiki Yacht Club?\u00a0 Was that your idea?\u00a0 Nice touch . . . except where is Maserati going to park this year?\u00a0 (or) Hi Ed, who are those strange people in the public bathrooms at the harbor?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

For environmental issues<\/span><\/strong><\/em> that you may stumble upon during your visit \u2013- the Ala Wai\u2019s periodic title wave of plastic, MRSA tainted harbor water, or that odd tree that bumps your hull -- please give Suzanne Case a tingle at (808) 587-0400.\u00a0 She doesn\u2019t pick up right away, but don\u2019t worry, we\u2019re told she\u2019s there.\u00a0 You can also contact her directly at suzanne.case@hawaii.gov<\/strong><\/em>. Despite your problem, please try to sound upbeat, even if you're fighting off a little MRSA infection from a hospital bed over at Queens. Rumor has it that Suzanne wants to be known as an environmentalist.\u00a0 We'll update you here when we find that out for sure.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Media coverage:<\/span><\/strong><\/em> the best smoke machine we know of that\u2019s attached to the harbor system is Dan Dennison.\u00a0 So, you came in last? Get over it!\u00a0 Give Dan a call at (808) 587-0407 and he\u2019ll spin you up something that will make you look like the next contender for the America\u2019s cup.\u00a0 Contact him by email at: dan.w.dennison@hawaii.gov<\/strong><\/em>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

For legal issues<\/span><\/strong><\/em> please give our Attorney General, Clare Connors a ring, or write to her directly at hawaiiag@hawaii.gov<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 AG Connors is wonderfully creative \u2013 almost a magician \u2013 and can turn stuff that\u2019s caustically illegal into a warm and fuzzy Twitter post, in the blink of an eye. They don't call her \"Hawaii's Twitter Queen\" for nothing!\u00a0 Her harbors division minion, whom she refers to as her \u201cdeputy\u201d (a nice touch) is Bill Wynhoff.\u00a0 Deputy Billy and his posse of ultrabrights struggle a bit with legal stuff, but we understand that he is a member of the Bar --\u00a0 we just don\u2019t know what his beverage of choice is.\u00a0 Contact Bill at: Bill.J.Wynhoff@hawaii.gov<\/strong><\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Homelessness and drug addiction<\/span><\/strong><\/em> are little problems we\u2019re trying to work though here in Hawaii.\u00a0 If you\u2019d like an update as to where we\u2019re at with that \u2013- because drug addicted homeless people can be Transpac party poopers -- you might want to give Senator Sharon Moriwaki and Representative Tom Brower a call.\u00a0 Sharon and Tom represent the Waikiki district, where your boat is probably located right now, and have been remarkably adroit at acknowledging these problems.\u00a0 Contact them at:\u00a0 Sen. Moriwake:\u00a0 senmoriwaki@capitol.hawaii.gov<\/strong><\/em>;\u00a0\u00a0 Rep. Brower: repbrower@capitol.hawaii.gov<\/em>.\u00a0<\/strong> By the way, do you see that big 85\u2019, 149 passenger ship over there directly across from the Waikiki Yacht Club, on the lot just Ala Moana Center-side of the luxurious Prince Waikiki hotel?\u00a0 That\u2019s the \u201cGateway to Waikiki\u201d<\/a> and it\u2019s quickly becoming a homeless shelter<\/a>.\u00a0 Good one, Tom and Sharon!\u00a0 Such compassion.\u00a0\u00a0 In all fairness, we can\u2019t give Tom and Sharon ALL the credit.\u00a0 Ed Underwood managed to sneak -- yes, sneak<\/a> -- that hulk in here, probably with the homeless in mind, and then charge recreational boat owners for its salvage. That\u2019s why Ed gets the big bucks.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Speaking of the Prince Waikiki<\/strong><\/em>, it is possible to spend thousands of dollars per night as a guest there.\u00a0 $Thousands.\u00a0 The view directly in front of the Prince, over the past few months \u2013 until today -- has been a sunken, derelict 45\u2019 vessel<\/a> that has been leaking oil for the same amount of time.\u00a0 The Coast Guard came by and said it wasn\u2019t their problem and to call the DLNR (that\u2019s Suzanne Case\u2019s little group), and when the DLNR was alerted, well . . . they fell asleep, or got lost, possibly as a result of the GPS jammers<\/a> that come standard issue on all of their vehicles.\u00a0 At one point, the smell from the diesel oil<\/a> leaking from that vessel literally cleared the outdoor dining tables at the Waikiki Yacht Club.<\/span><\/p>\n

So there you have it.\u00a0 You\u2019ve got problems . . . we\u2019ve got answers.<\/strong><\/em> \u00a0 Have a great stay in Hawaii and always remember:\u00a0 there\u2019s always someone to call if the visit\u2019s not going as planned.\u00a0\u00a0 The trick is not to have any expectations; no expectations and you\u2019ll never be disappointed here.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

– opinion –   As a courtesy to visiting Transpac sailors we provide below a list of emergency contact numbers in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":6137,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,16,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ed-underwoods-dobor","category-lying-to-hawaiis-public","category-stealing-public-lands-and-assets"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hawaiioceannews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/TransPac-TEXT.png?fit=772%2C437&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiioceannews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiioceannews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiioceannews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiioceannews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiioceannews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6136"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiioceannews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6136\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8047,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiioceannews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6136\/revisions\/8047"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiioceannews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiioceannews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiioceannews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiioceannews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}