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夏威夷区位
在夏威夷，游客和当地居民大多乘坐飞机往返于岛屿之间。除去经济发达的原因之外，更主要的原因有以下三点。
In Hawaii, tourists and local residents mostly fly between the islands. In addition to the reasons for economic development, there are three main reasons.
1、岛与岛间距大
毛伊岛、拉奈岛和莫洛凯岛之间有渡轮，但考艾岛和瓦胡岛之间有100多英里，仅略低于瓦胡岛和毛伊岛之间的距离。如果一艘渡轮以20节左右的速度行驶，即使天气好，也要花3-4个小时才能通过。
There are ferries between Maui and Lanai and Molokai, but it’s over 100 miles between Kauai and Oahu, and only slightly less than that between Oahu and Maui. If a ferry goes at about 20 knots or so, it’ll take 3–4 hours to do a crossing, even in good weather.
2、港口少且多为大型船只商用
火奴鲁鲁港口
另一个问题是夏威夷没有那么多好的港口。珍珠港之所以具有如此重要的战略意义，是因为它是夏威夷为数不多的天然大型船只港口之一，就这一点而言，它是整个中太平洋的港口之一。因此，大型渡轮，特别是汽车运输渡轮，停靠和装卸乘客和汽车的地方并不多。
One other problem is there aren’t all that many good harbors in Hawaii. The reason Pearl Harbor is so strategically important is it’s one of the few natural large-vessel harbors in Hawaii - and the entire central Pacific for that matter. So, there aren’t all that many places for large ferries - especially car-carrier ferries - to dock and load and unload passengers and cars.
3、身处大洋中部，洋流湍急，不适合小轮渡航行
然而，另一个问题是夏威夷群岛周围的海域并不像华盛顿州的普吉特湾那样平静宜人，那里有很多渡轮。夏威夷位于大洋中部，海浪巨大，洋流湍急，如果要在岛屿之间运送大量人员和货物，通常需要大型、重型、适航船舶，这样的话成本很高。
Yet another problem is the seas around the Hawaiian islands aren’t nice, placid waters, like Puget Sound in Washington state, where there are lots of ferries. It’s the mid-ocean, with huge waves, lots of strong currents, and a general requirement for large, heavy, seaworthy ships if you’re going to transport lots of people and cargo between the islands. These are darn expensive.
So, tourists and Hawaiian residents will be going between islands on airplanes for the time being.
因此，游客和夏威夷居民暂时将乘坐飞机往返于岛屿之间。
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