12-02-2008, 07:47 PM
I understand it quite well...
There is some force that keeps simple economics from working here. A simple storage system in Hilo and purchase the refined product from the mainland, sell the product 20% higher than the purchase cost and it would still be cheaper than the current Hawaiian prices.
Probably some law that says all the Gasoline sold in Hawaii must come from a Hawaiian refinery. And no one can build another one.
Transplanted Texan
"I am here to chew bubble gum and kick some *** ... and I'm all out of bubble gum"
There is some force that keeps simple economics from working here. A simple storage system in Hilo and purchase the refined product from the mainland, sell the product 20% higher than the purchase cost and it would still be cheaper than the current Hawaiian prices.
Probably some law that says all the Gasoline sold in Hawaii must come from a Hawaiian refinery. And no one can build another one.
Transplanted Texan
"I am here to chew bubble gum and kick some *** ... and I'm all out of bubble gum"
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I do not believe that America is better than everybody else...
America "IS" everybody else.
The Wilder Side Of Hawaii
I do not believe that America is better than everybody else...
America "IS" everybody else.
The Wilder Side Of Hawaii