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Remove Images The Exchange The Exchange by By Anthony Pignataro February 08, 2007 WHO GAVE: Maui Land & Pineapple Company WHO RECEIVED: Maui County Councilman Danny Mateo DATE: Oct. 13, 2004 AMOUNT:  $250 Hawaii Superferry, Inc. is proceeding as though nothing will stop their beginning inter-island service this summer. It looks like the Maui County Council has other plans. On Jan. 26, 2007 Councilman Danny Mateo wrote his colleagues asking that a committee immediately undertake "discussion and action" on the proposed Superferry since everyone is still pretty much in the dark as to how the big boats are going to affect our islands. "[A]bsent an environmental impact study, the County has not received specific indications on what plans, if any, were made to address impacts to the County's core services, namely emergency response and police," Mateo wrote. "Furthermore, a referral of this matter to an appropriate committee will invite discussion on any changes in the harbor lawsuit proceedings relating to this matter." It's tempting to say that Maui Land—one of the Superferry's biggest sponsors—needs to start writing checks again to a certain county councilman. In any case, the check highlighted above—the last one Mateo cashed from the company—came a few months after Maui Land poured $1 million into the Superferry.