03-15-2026, 08:24 PM
Kurtistown 76 is still $0.30+ more expensive than other stations.
For a comparison of Puna gas stations that raise prices 5-6 months before the higher priced fuels (commodity futures prices) actually reach Hawaii Island, Japan with no domestic oil supplies, a country entirely dependent on outside sources of petroleum, is in the process of releasing their reserves with the stipulation that all gas stations hold prices at pre-Iran conflict prices. They also operate under a capitalist system like we do.
For a comparison of Puna gas stations that raise prices 5-6 months before the higher priced fuels (commodity futures prices) actually reach Hawaii Island, Japan with no domestic oil supplies, a country entirely dependent on outside sources of petroleum, is in the process of releasing their reserves with the stipulation that all gas stations hold prices at pre-Iran conflict prices. They also operate under a capitalist system like we do.