Gas Cap To Go Up Nearly 13 Cents Next Week

Yahoo News...TheHawaiiChannel ^ | April 12, 2006, | Brent Suyama,

[george76]

The Public Utilities Commission on Wednesday approved a nearly 13-cent hike in the state's wholesale gasoline price for next week...

That increase, combined with this week's hike, adds up to about 27 cents a gallon more for gasoline so far this month.

The Hawaii state average is currently $2.997 for regular unleaded gas...

$2.914 on Oahu, $3.096 in Hilo and

$3.294 in Wailuku, Maui...regular unleaded ...

Lanai...$4.149 a gallon.

The national average is $2.695 a gallon.

[george76]

"In a repeat of legislative history, Hawaii has shown that its politicians are neither historians nor economists."

Another example of central planning ...

[potlatch]

I'm in south Texas and my daughter called early this evening saying that gasoline was going to go up 16 cents tonight at midnight here!

It was $2.69 during the day today.

[tubebender]

Octane 87 was $3.05 in Eureka Ca today. Second highest in the USA. Only Lake Tahoe was more. It was $2.91 at Costco...

[kabar]

Today, the combined burden of federal, state and local gas taxes costs American drivers an average of 45.9 cents on every gallon purchased. In Hawaii, the tax is 60.1 cents and in Texas 38.4 cents. In Nevada it is 51.9 cents. It is interesting that no one talks about reducing the taxes, but rather, they attack the oil companies.

Local, State and Federal Gas Taxes

[potlatch]

Here is a site to find the lowest prices in your city, just type in your zip code;

http://autos.msn.com/everyday/GasStations.aspx?m=1&l=1&zip=77707&x=14&y=8

[Springman]

Hope you aren't driving every far these days.

BTW, just filled up at 2.62/gal today in Detroit.

[RHINO369]

"Today, the combined burden of federal, state and local gas taxes costs American drivers an average of 45.9 cents on every gallon purchased. In Hawaii, the tax is 60.1 cents and in Texas 38.4 cents. In Nevada it is 51.9 cents. It is interesting that no one talks about reducing the taxes, but rather, they attack the oil companies."

Not to mention that EVERY state has its own gas blend, and many states have different blends of gas for a different time of the years. So there are over a hundred different blends, each being made at different refineries so if one goes down it causes a large shortage in one area skyrocketing the price.

We need to pretty much force Iraq to flood the market with oil to drive the price.

[kabar]

Not to mention that EVERY state has its own gas blend, and many states have different blends of gas for a different time of the years.

It also increases the price in those states. The botique blends required in states like California contribute to the price of gas, screw up distribution, and add extra operating costs for the refineries. We need to settle nationwide on three or four blends, period. Next to Hawaii, California has the highest taxes in the country on gasoline, i.e., 60 cents.

[george76]

Thanks.

New York and California are wining.../s

[no dems]

Good. Let gas get up to $4.95 per gallon. Then maybe this President and our GOP CONTROLLED CONGRESS will get off their lazy butts and do something. "Like what?" you ask. Like drilling for oil in ANWAR.

[taxesareforever]

You are absolutely right. When Bush got into office his Secretary of Energy said he was going to get the blends down to about 16. I doubt any blends have gone away. In fact, I would be willing to bet that there are more blends now then then.

[george76]

High gas prices ?

Thank Greenpeace.

[no dems]

High gas prices ?

Thank Greenpeace.

NOTHING DONE ABOUT IT? Thank Congress.

[no dems]

High gas prices ?

Thank Greenpeace.

NOTHING DONE ABOUT IT? Thank Congress.

[malia]

No!! I'm not going very far, ha ha.
filled up yesterday -- $2.92 per.

"-----Like drilling for oil in ANWAR"

Thought I heard yesterday some other country is going to start drill in ANWAR.

[malia]

"New York and California are wining.../s"

Aloha, I resent that ... just because we are so far away, don't forget us, ok.

HI is 60.1 --- sooooo don't we beat CA?

[momincombatboots]

2.79- 2.99 in the Peoples Republik of N Carolina.

[SamAdams76]

If I lived in Hawaii, I'd drive a motorcycle. They are such small islands that I could probably get across them on a gallon of gas or less.

[expatpat]

Some cap....