Shipmaker Austal USA, the Alabama-based builder for two Hawaii Superferry vessels, has laid off 15 workers and said it plans to cut another 47.

The Superferry suspended service last month after a Hawai'i Supreme Court ruling said it could not operate before an environmental impact assessment is completed.

Superferry's first vessel, Alakai, left Hawai'i and was to return to Austal's shipyard in Mobile, Ala., where it was built.

150 HOMELESS MUST LEAVE ILLEGAL CAMPS

About 150 homeless people will be evicted from 40 to 50 illegal campsites on state-owned land near Kahului Airport. No date has been set but the evictions are expected to take place in the next couple of months.

Airport Manager Marvin Moniz said the camps came to light when dogs from the area bit a child and a teenager in separate incidents in October and December.