Comments on: The TWIC Card – Killing Summer Jobs for Kids?

By: William Crawford

William Crawford — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 02:52:21 +0000

Well as I said back in November we will NEVER USE the TWIC Card and we Haven’t!!Theres 200 TWIC’S in Honokohau Harbor and NOT ONE has been Used by any Captain for any reason.Theres two things that I don’t understand? 1.Why our Goverment would do something like this to us,and 2.why there wasn’t a larger outcry buy the Licenced Captains across this Country.Every five years we’re going to GIVE our Goverment $132.50 and go through all that Hassel for something we will NEVER USE??And Beleive me there will be more comming across the table because we’re easy targets and don’t complain.Whats Next?? Captain Bill Crawford Kona,Hawaii

By: William Crawford

William Crawford — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:19:35 +0000

Joe,How is 1/100th of 1% of the population going to make Honokohau Harbor More SECURE?When the rest of the Population can Come and Go as they Please??Here in Hookohau Harbor it’s OPEN to the PUBLIC.Crack Heads and Drug Dealers use the Public Telephones and Homeless Sleep in the Harbor Area!Out of the 200 or so TWIC Cards in Honokohau Harbor 7 have been tried(at the Airport and the only Secure Harbor) and Turned Away for Hawaiian Drivers Licences??We here in Kona,Hawaii will NEVER USE the TWIC Cards Except to Save our livlyhoods U.S.C.G.Licence of 37 Years.theres 50,000 Years of Documented Sea Time in Honokohau Harbor THAT Means NOTHING!After Years of Doing Everything the U.S.C.G. has asked of us..We have all the Safty Equipment and continue to buy things we NEVER USE.Theres NO U.S.C.G.Presence in Kona and the Charter Boats do All the Rescues and Have Saved Lives over the Years and Countless Tow Rescues.Your telling Me that Having a TWIC Card in the Viser of my Truck will make us Safer??Public and Private Harbors should have NEVER Been Involved in this TWIC Madness! It’s for Profit Only and has NO Security Benfits at ALL!!Thank You Captain Bill Crawford Kona,Hawaii….

By: William Crawford

William Crawford — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:12:36 +0000

Honokohau Harbor in Kailua,Kona Hawaii is a Public Harbor with 2 Gas Stations,2 Sundry Stores,A Haul Out Yard,Boat Storage Yard,2 Launch Ramps(5000 Trailer boats use)220 Slips Half are Private and the other 110 are Commericial.Theres a Bare Boat Charter busness where anyone with a Credit Card or $300.oo can rent a 20ft boat and Go Anywhere.The only ones with TWIC Cards are the Licensed Captains with Million Dollar Ins.Busness Permits,Commericial Permits,U.S.C.G.Licenses(37years).
In Honokohau Harbor theres No Way we will Ever Use the TWIC Card Except to save our U.S.C.G.License once a year during Boardings.Back S-3377 and Write Your Senators…Thank You Captain Bill Crawford Kona Hawaii..

By: Joe in Miami

Joe in Miami — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:00:05 +0000

Unfortunately – I have to agree with the bill. We are going to have to make sacrifices in order to improve the security for everyone.