Hilo gas prices continue to fall

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I agree that there always needs to be more competition.
I also agree that Helco has everyone hostage.

But I think while everyone gets together and rails against the machine that at the same time individuals can cut the umbilical by more conservation, innovation, and thrift.

Electricity is a wierd comodity, the more people that get off the grid the higher the rates would be for people that stayed on.
It would require they share the immense cost of infrastructure.

Prices for everything in Hawaii are higher for more than one reason.
Having mandated employee health care is one tax that is passed on and spread out to all consumers.

taxes on fuel that private companies pay raises their cost and is passed on to the consumer again.

Businesses rarely pass cost through, that pad all there costs to cover their spread and keep their margins up.

At every level of business in Hawaii there are higher costs. this cost snow balls, and the owner of the company makes a profit from the margin that he tries to maintain which again is taxed by the State and Federal government. This leaves him poorer.

But at least Hawaii has he best public school system in the US.
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