02-19-2015, 01:05 PM
Without the Jones Act.
Ships bound from the Eastern Seaboard of Europe and Asia including those from Australia New Zealand etc. to the West Coast of the United States could in theory not only stop in Hawaii to offload some goods but could also pickup goods bound for the West coast of the United States and on their return run across the Pacific make another offload and reload in Hawaii before completing the return crossing.
Keeping the above in mind... it would create circumstances where Hawaii could indeed manufacture goods and be competitive with other manufacturers on the mainland as shipping cost would be substantially reduced making Hawaii the central shipping hub of the entire Pacific.
Ships bound from the Eastern Seaboard of Europe and Asia including those from Australia New Zealand etc. to the West Coast of the United States could in theory not only stop in Hawaii to offload some goods but could also pickup goods bound for the West coast of the United States and on their return run across the Pacific make another offload and reload in Hawaii before completing the return crossing.
Keeping the above in mind... it would create circumstances where Hawaii could indeed manufacture goods and be competitive with other manufacturers on the mainland as shipping cost would be substantially reduced making Hawaii the central shipping hub of the entire Pacific.