"During Hawaii Superferry's first weeks of operation, passenger and vehicle screenings intercepted... an uncertified shipment of 50 orchid plants...
The screeners employed by Superferry are being monitored by personnel from the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Land and Natural Resources.. The ferry completed a total of 21 roundtrips between O'ahu and Maui during the reporting period of Dec. 13 to Jan. 6... The rules infractions discovered by screeners checking outbound passengers at the Honolulu ferry terminal include the orchid shipment" URL : http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2008/Feb/11/ln/hawaii802110345.html ************ Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
