“Canoes are an essential part of the lifestyle of these islanders. The traditional hollow log canoes take too long to build and there are too few trees of the size required left after the tsunami and earthquake.”
“I'm going to go ahead and say it, this week is the week. I feel pretty confident in our team, our coaches, and we're all working hard. Those guys better watch out because we're coming full-steam.”
“We're concerned for two reasons. There could be copycat activity (of the exchange) in other ports and countries. Also, there are clear indications already that the exchange is having an effect in the China-Far East/Europe trade lane on rates and tariffs.”
