Jones Act

...The relatively high median compensation level is probably related to Matson’s high degree of unionization....

...During his first term in Congress, from 2002 to 2007, Case introduced three bills to reform the Jones Act.... 

...there is a move in Congress to make things worse....

...Matson Inc. reported second quarter 2019 results on August 7, 2019....

...This dire prediction can only mean that McCown understands the Jones Act has a significant economic impact on shipping services....

...a panel discussion on the "dirty dozen" of federal laws....

...Akina focused on how the protectionist federal shipping law known as the Jones Act has financially hurt Hawaii....

...The HECO LNG plans were abandoned after their proposed merger with NextEra Energy, Inc. was disapproved by the Hawaii State Public Utilities Commission....

...Pennies add up. And when we’re talking about the Jones Act, they add up to billions of dollars....

...the yard remains idle as its continues to burn cash....

...Jones Act researcher lays out its failures and false arguments....

...Several domestic shipping and maritime interest groups, alongside unions, are backing lobbying efforts to keep the Jones Act on the books....

...The Hawaii Shippers’ Council (HSC) recently reviewed its 1997 estimates of the cost of the Jones Act on Hawaii....

...Hear how Jones Act has cost Puerto Rico dearly, and Hawaii, too....

...The TV personality and Grassroot Institute of Hawaii president will discuss the Jones Act....

...The Organization of Economic Development Cooperation (OECD) recently released a new study of local content requirements for maritime services in the U.S. under the Jones Act....

...the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development predicts growth for the U.S. shipbuilding industry in the long term, should the U.S-build requirement of the law be abolished or relaxed....

...“Unnatural Disaster: Assessing the Jones Act’s Impact on Puerto Rico”....

...John Dunham, president of the highly regarded New York-based economic consulting firm John Dunham & Associates, will appear at two Grassroot Institute of Hawaii luncheons....

...members of Congress who spoke with President Trump emerged from the White House projecting supreme confidence that a Jones Act waiver is now effectively off the table....

...“America first.” This is the phrase we hear repeated by President Trump more than any other—the simple yet powerful promise that our government will “buy American and hire American.”....

...Michael Hansen on ThinkTech discusses a blanket Jones Act waiver for LNG Tankers....

... audio from The Rick Hamada Show ....

...the Jones Act equals a 7.2 percent tax on food and beverages, or about $367 million extra for island residents....

...the President is considering a 10-year waiver of the Jones Act for the domestic transportation of liquefied natural gas (LNG)....

...As much as a third of the food waste in Hawaii is due to food that has gone bad before it reaches the consumer....

...Those burgers you picked up at the grocery store may have originated in Hawaii....

...Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Open America’s Water Act of 2019 Thursday, a bill which would repeal the Jones Act and allow all qualified vessels to engage in domestic trade between U.S. ports....

... Puerto Rico-based business groups released two analyses examining the Jones Act’s economic impact on the territory ....

...why there are only a few ocean common carriers carrying goods between Hawaii and the U.S. mainland....

...Senate President Ron Kouchi talked about how his “greatest passion was to create a Hawaii where each and every one one of our children could come home.”....

...How the Jones Act affects one Hawaii business....

... Coast Guard, good Samaritans responding to vessel fire in Pacific Ocean ....

...this would technically require the business to have both state and federal workers’ compensation insurance, which means paying two separate premiums....

...The Jones Act: Charting a new course after a century of failure....

...“The Jones Act: Charting a New Course After a Century of Failure.”...

....Cato Institute Conference featuring Keli'i Akina and Michael Hansen from Hawaii....

...Colin Grabow from the Cato institute in Washington, D.C joins Calvin Griffin to talk about the impacts of the Jones Act on the Military in Hawaii....

...Democrat and Republican candidates say they would seek reform of the Jones Act, if elected....

...Amata’s provision streamlines the requirement of foreign carriers who service the routes between Tutuila and Manu'a to reduce unnecessary paperwork....

...The candidates also both see the federal Jones Act as a contributor to Hawaii’s high cost of living. They want to see it reformed, with possible exemptions carved out for Hawaii....

...The report, “Cabotage Laws of the World,” is the outcome of a an international survey of national maritime cabotage regimes....

...the connection between charges for campaign finance violations brought against Congressman Duncan D. Hunter (R-CA-50), and his support for and campaign contributions from the Jones Act industry....

...Pasha Hawaii Resumes Cargo Operations After Receiving All Clear From U.S. Coast Guard and Hawaii Department of Transportation....

...To comply with USCG order, Matson and the other operators with commercial vessels in Hawaii harbors had to stop cargo operations and send their vessels to sea and wait out the hurricane....

...U.S. Coast Guard ordered all commercial harbors in the State closed as of Thursday morning and all commercial vessels of 200 gross tons and greater to evacuate to sea....

...Grassroot Institute president says a waiver will help island families rebuild....

...Federal agencies should take precautionary steps now to better assist Hawaii residents....

...What are the interests propping up this archaic legislation?....

...OIRA asked the public to weigh in on how regulations in the maritime sector could be modified or repealed to remove unnecessary burdens, increase efficiency or simplify compliance....