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Coast Guard says KanDoo! can do
By Star-Bulletin Staff and News Services
POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Aug 05, 2009
KanDoo! Island, a 148-foot steel catamaran that serves as a platform for 22 water activities, launched yesterday and anchored off Waikiki.
The official launch was delayed for a few weeks while the Coast Guard reviewed the vessel's seaworthiness after major modifications by the vessel's owner, KanDoo!
"What we're doing has never been done before, so the Coast Guard wanted to be real sure, and so did we," said Robert Maynard, chief executive officer of KanDoo!, which has hired 253 employees. "I feel nothing but optimism."
KanDoo! Island offers ocean activities including slides, trampolines, parasailing, "underwater motorcycling," jet skis and snorkeling, as well as food and drink. It will anchor from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily offshore from the surf break in front of the Sheraton Waikiki. Shuttle boats head from Kewalo Basin to KanDoo! Island every 20 minutes.
KanDoo! Island, a 148-foot steel catamaran that serves as a platform for 22 water activities, launched yesterday and anchored off Waikiki.
The official launch was delayed for a few weeks while the Coast Guard reviewed the vessel's seaworthiness after major modifications by the vessel's owner, KanDoo!
"What we're doing has never been done before, so the Coast Guard wanted to be real sure, and so did we," said Robert Maynard, chief executive officer of KanDoo!, which has hired 253 employees. "I feel nothing but optimism."
KanDoo! Island offers ocean activities including slides, trampolines, parasailing, "underwater motorcycling," jet skis and snorkeling, as well as food and drink. It will anchor from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily offshore from the surf break in front of the Sheraton Waikiki. Shuttle boats head from Kewalo Basin to KanDoo! Island every 20 minutes.
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