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Monday, May 19, 2014 |
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Congressional Report: Jones Act Boosts Oil Prices
By News Release @ 8:34 PM :: 6081 Views :: Jones Act
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...The domestic build requirement for tanker ships, in particular, has been identified as contributing to higher costs in moving domestic crude oil along the coasts....
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Saturday, May 10, 2014 |
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Want energy independence? Waive the Jones Act
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:52 AM :: 4691 Views :: Jones Act
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The un-sustainability of the Jones Act is becoming more and more apparent as it runs headlong into the energy debate....
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Friday, May 9, 2014 |
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Slom: Governor Should Seek Jones Act Exemption
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 3:16 PM :: 4604 Views :: Jones Act
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"The Governor should follow the recommendations of his committee and should immediately seek an exemption from the Jones Act, particularly the ship build requirement."
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Thursday, May 8, 2014 |
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Task force: Unshackle Hawaii from archaic shipping regulation
By Malia Zimmerman @ 4:05 PM :: 4173 Views :: Jones Act
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Horizon and Matson control Hawaii’s shipping market because of Jones Act requirements, but a task force said the energy market is better served with foreign competition....
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Monday, May 5, 2014 |
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Hawaii State Task Force Recommends Jones Act Exemption
By Michael Hansen @ 11:44 PM :: 8462 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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What might be the situation if one or both refineries closed ....
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Wednesday, April 30, 2014 |
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Repeal Jones Act Before Exporting Oil
By Selected News Articles @ 2:56 PM :: 6057 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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This newfound abundance has come primarily from the application of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing....
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Tuesday, April 29, 2014 |
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DBEDT Hawaii Refinery Task Force Calls for Jones Act Waiver
By News Release @ 8:34 PM :: 6416 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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...Tesoro indicated that domestic supply was not competitive, in part due to Jones Act restrictions....
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Tuesday, April 29, 2014 |
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VIDEO: Is the Jones Act Impacting Domestic Oil?
By Video @ 7:54 PM :: 5977 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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Shippers are increasingly moving crude to a refinery in Canada....
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Tuesday, April 22, 2014 |
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Gasoline: Jones Act Costs $0.15 per Gallon at the Pump
By Selected News Articles @ 9:34 PM :: 4337 Views :: Jones Act
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...there are only 13 ships that can legally move oil between U.S. ports, and these ships are “booked solid”....
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Thursday, April 17, 2014 |
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Guam Legislature passes Jones Act reform resolution
By Michael Hansen @ 6:44 PM :: 8225 Views :: Jones Act
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...calling on Guam’s Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo (GU-D) to introduce federal legislation exempting the noncontiguous jurisdictions of Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico from the U.S. build requirement of the Jones Act....
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Wednesday, April 16, 2014 |
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Obamacare Punches $150M Hole in ILWU Contract
By News Release @ 2:18 AM :: 8036 Views :: Jones Act, Labor
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...Negotiators this year could be asked to aim for a three-year contract that does not address health care in the hope that Congress would take action before 2018 to remove the Cadillac tax....
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014 |
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VIDEO: Sen Sam Slom and Mike Hansen on Jones Act
By Video @ 1:00 AM :: 5475 Views :: Jones Act
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A group of Hawaii lawmakers are proposing a resolution that, if passed, would try to get Congress to allow foreign-built ships to carry cargo to Hawaii from the Mainland....
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Monday, March 24, 2014 |
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Two Weeks after Price Fixing Settlement, Saltchuk Named 'World's Most Ethical' Company
By Andrew Walden @ 12:02 PM :: 7527 Views :: Ethics, Jones Act
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Like price fixing, 'thought leadership' is a pretty good gig...until you get caught....
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Wednesday, March 19, 2014 |
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NPR: Me and Mr. Jones
By Audio @ 8:34 PM :: 5158 Views :: Jones Act
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If you want to send a bunch of oranges by truck from Florida to Baltimore, no one cares who made the truck....
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Friday, March 14, 2014 |
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Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, Guam team up on Jones Act
By News Release @ 5:02 AM :: 12052 Views :: Jones Act
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...Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico lawmakers say the U.S. ship build requirement of the Jones Act is a major contributor to the high cost of living in their locations....
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014 |
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House Speaker Joe Souki Endorses Jones Act Reform
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:19 AM :: 4987 Views :: Jones Act
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Souki (D) was among the group who introduced HR 113 and HCR 153, which note that the Act, "disproportionately imposes an economic burden on and adversely affects Hawaii."....
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Monday, March 10, 2014 |
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Price Fixing: Horizon, Sea Star to Pay $3.4M Fine
By News Release @ 5:57 PM :: 4722 Views :: Jones Act
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...Sea Star Line is a subsidiary of TOTE Inc., the ocean shipping group of Saltchuk Resources Inc., which also owns and operates Young Bros....
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Friday, March 7, 2014 |
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UHERO: Is Monopoly a Barrier to Hawai’i’s Ascent?
By UHERO @ 9:02 PM :: 5560 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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In 2012 Joseph Stiglitz, a Nobel Prize winning economist and Columbia University Business School Professor visited Hawaii....
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Wednesday, March 5, 2014 |
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The Jones Act Strikes Oil
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:01 PM :: 4419 Views :: Jones Act
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When a law has as broad a reach as the Jones Act does, you’re likely to run into it in some unlikely places....
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014 |
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Hawaii's Choice: Let the Fleecing Continue or Bring on the Competition?
By News Release @ 12:32 PM :: 6208 Views :: Jones Act
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Matson is increasing its already high shipping rates yet again....
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Tuesday, February 25, 2014 |
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Clinton’s chief economist supports Jones Act reform for Puerto Rico and Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 11:03 PM :: 4693 Views :: Jones Act
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“Tell the U.S. you need more flexibility, not more money….”
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Wednesday, February 19, 2014 |
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Matson Raising Fuel Surcharge 5%
By News Release @ 9:32 PM :: 4397 Views :: Jones Act
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...from 34.5% to 39.5% for its Hawaii service, and from 36.5% to 41.5% for its Guam/CNMI and Micronesia services, effective March 23....
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Tuesday, February 18, 2014 |
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Jones Act Blocks NJ Emergency Road Salt Shipment
By Heritage Foundation @ 5:47 PM :: 3937 Views :: Jones Act
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The only thing that we’ve been able to define as an American flag vessel would take us a month to get the salt here....
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Wednesday, February 5, 2014 |
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Hawaii Shippers Council testifies to Puerto Rico Senate in support Jones Act reform
By Michael Hansen @ 1:33 PM :: 9592 Views :: Jones Act
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...The Hawaii Shippers’ Council made history on Wednesday, January 29, 2014, by becoming the first party to testify before a committee of the Puerto Rico Senate via Skype....
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014 |
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The Problematic National Security Rationale for the Jones Act
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:58 PM :: 4477 Views :: Jones Act
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... Reuters' Jack Kemp looks at the Jones Act and the national security arguments used to defend it ....
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Thursday, January 9, 2014 |
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Jones Act Reform Should be on Legislative Agenda
By Selected News Articles @ 11:53 AM :: 4110 Views :: Jones Act
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The 2014 Hawaii Legislature will be requested to consider passage of a resolution on reforming the Jones Act....
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Wednesday, January 8, 2014 |
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Worldwide Shipping Monopoly? Hawaii, Alaska, Territories Concerned by P3
By News Release @ 3:30 PM :: 4616 Views :: Jones Act
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Hawaii and the Pacific territories rely more heavily on ocean shipping....
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Friday, December 20, 2013 |
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Panos: Helmet Law, Jones Act Repeal Top Wish List for 2014
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 1:58 PM :: 6389 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Jones Act, Rail
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My first transportation wish for 2014: Hawaii needs a motorcycle helmet law....
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Tuesday, December 10, 2013 |
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Sixth shipping executive goes to jail in Puerto Rico rate fixing case
By Michael Hansen @ 4:13 AM :: 7202 Views :: Jones Act
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...sentenced to federal prison for violating the Sherman Antitrust Act by colluding on ocean freight rates and in cargo allocation schemes....
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Tuesday, November 26, 2013 |
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Shipping fees: Union-backed federal law increases transport costs tenfold
By Malia Zimmerman @ 3:33 PM :: 5580 Views :: Jones Act
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...to ship a 40-foot container from Los Angeles to Shanghai is $790. Matson, Hawaii’s largest carrier, charges $8,700 to ship that same container from Los Angeles to Honolulu....
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Tuesday, November 26, 2013 |
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Matson Admits Rate Hikes are to Pay for Overpriced Jones Act Ships
By News Release @ 11:30 AM :: 5427 Views :: Jones Act
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For a 20-pound bag of rice, Matson said the additional shipping cost will amount to 10 cents. For a six-pack of canned beverages, the added cost will be 3 cents....
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Wednesday, November 20, 2013 |
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Did Matson and Horizon Lines defraud the United States?
By Michael Hansen @ 8:52 PM :: 10181 Views :: Jones Act
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A federal district court jury is scheduled to decide late next year whether or not the ocean carriers Matson Inc. (MATX) and Horizon Lines Inc. (HRZL) defrauded the United States of America in connection with military cargo shipments they carried in the Hawaii and Guam trades....
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Tuesday, November 19, 2013 |
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Matson's New Jones Act Ships Deemed an “Expensive Luxury”
By Michael Hansen @ 9:41 PM :: 7351 Views :: Jones Act
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Drewry says, “comparable sized vessels could be built in Asia today for less than a fifth of that price.”
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Friday, November 15, 2013 |
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VIDEO: Can Puerto Rico Change the Jones Act?
By Video @ 3:19 AM :: 4509 Views :: Jones Act
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Can Puerto Rico Change the Jones Act? - Mike Hansen intervewed ....
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Saturday, November 9, 2013 |
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Puerto Rico Legislature to Study Impact of Jones Act
By Michael Hansen @ 3:42 PM :: 5192 Views :: Jones Act
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The purpose of the study is to review three recent reports and determine what changes are needed in the law so as improve the island’s economy....
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Saturday, November 2, 2013 |
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John Carroll: Jones Act Violates Commerce Clause
By News Release @ 9:46 PM :: 4750 Views :: Jones Act
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They keep our shipping rates the highest in the world, far exceeding the cost of the extra miles and fuel...
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Tuesday, October 15, 2013 |
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Tsunami evacuation rule established for Hawaiian Islands commercial harbors
By News Release @ 8:00 PM :: 5507 Views :: Jones Act, Law Enforcement
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The Coast Guard has created safety zones within the commercial harbors of the main Hawaiian Islands that will require evacuation if a tsunami warning is issued....
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Friday, October 11, 2013 |
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Federal grand jury subpoenas Matson in Honolulu Harbor molasses spill
By Malia Zimmerman @ 3:14 PM :: 6007 Views :: Environment, Jones Act
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The subpoena was revealed Thursday in a report obtained by Watchdog.org from the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission....
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Thursday, October 3, 2013 |
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Jones Act Does Not Bar International Trade From Hawaii
By Michael Hansen @ 3:22 AM :: 17847 Views :: Jones Act
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Several popular Jones Act notions circulating around Hawaii simply are not true....
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Friday, September 20, 2013 |
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Full Text: State DoT Warned of Molasses Leak in 2012
By News Release @ 9:36 PM :: 7854 Views :: Environment, Jones Act
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"We received a letter from the Hawaii Department of Transportation (DOT), dated July 31, 2012...."
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Friday, September 20, 2013 |
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Tuesday, September 17, 2013 |
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Matson Claims Customer Rates Will not be Affected by Molasses Spill
By News Release @ 2:08 PM :: 5325 Views :: Environment, Jones Act
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He also stated that customer rates would not be affected by the incident....
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Monday, September 16, 2013 |
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Hilo: Akina, Hansen to Discuss Jones Act With Portuguese Chamber, ConFor
By News Release @ 12:15 AM :: 6088 Views :: Hawaii County , Jones Act
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Friday October 4, 6:00pm, at the Naniloa Hotel Crown Room in Hilo....
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Friday, September 13, 2013 |
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State says LNG is Hawaii’s next energy source
By Michael Hansen @ 5:50 PM :: 6612 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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...the state would need to rely upon liquefied natural gas (LNG) brought in from the U.S. mainland ... to mitigate the high costs associated with generating electricity from liquid petroleum fuels....
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Friday, September 13, 2013 |
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Molasses Mess: Abercrombie Deflects Blame for Lax Inspections
By News Release @ 2:10 PM :: 7169 Views :: Environment, Hawaii State Government, Jones Act
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Abercrombie is deflecting blame away from his Department of Transportation and Department of Health for failure to inspect Matson's molasses loading operations....
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Tuesday, August 13, 2013 |
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The Jones Act: Road to Repeal
By Michael Hansen @ 5:40 PM :: 4976 Views :: Jones Act
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...any law or set of laws that work against the public interest will give rise to chink-in-the-armor attacks by other, competing special interests....
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Friday, August 9, 2013 |
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Audio: Mike Hansen on the Rick Hamada Show -- Jones Act Interview
By Audio @ 4:02 AM :: 4975 Views :: Jones Act
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AUDIO: Hawaii Shippers Council President Mike Hansen interviewed for the Rick Hamada Community Affairs program....
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Friday, August 9, 2013 |
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Report: Feds Have No Idea Why $200M Hawaii Harbors Contract Doubled in Cost
By News Release @ 3:08 AM :: 6946 Views :: National News, Hawaii State Government, Jones Act
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MARAD could not provide documentation showing who developed the various port project estimates or explain why they doubled over time....
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Thursday, July 25, 2013 |
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Pierluisi introduces Puerto Rico Jones Act exemption legislation
By Michael Hansen @ 6:35 PM :: 4673 Views :: Jones Act
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...create a limited exemption from the U.S. build requirement of the Jones Act allowing foreign-built ships to transport bulk cargoes the domestic Puerto Rico trade...
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