In The Superferry Chronicles, authors Koohan Paik and Jerry Mander draw on investigative reporting, community testimony, and historical context to craft a gripping narrative of one of Hawaiʻi’s most defining modern protests. What emerges is a sweeping account of environmental vigilance, an unmasking of the political and military forces shaping island futures, a study in grassroots resistance, and a portrait of ordinary people moved to extraordinary action in defense of their home.

The Superferry Chronicles is at once a cultural history of the islands at a turning point, a critique of unchecked commercial power, a meditation on aloha ʻāina, and a reminder that communities—when rooted in place and principle—can alter the course of events. Through voices from across Hawaiʻi, this book illuminates a moment when the public challenged a project sold as progress but shadowed by ecological harm and militaristic ambition.

Includes photographs and firsthand accounts from the height of the Superferry movement.

Written by Koohan Paik and Jerry Mander

Paperback, 319 pp