That’s maybe true but the reason it shut down is the lack of an environmental survey: https://www.kitv.com/news/business/state-removing-last-remna...

> The Hawaii Superferry started service in 2007 but only lasted until 2009 after the state Supreme Court ruled that a law allowing it to operate without a second complete environmental study was unconstitutional.

A lot of the outer island folks loved it. I did. I lived on Maui at the time.