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Pain at the pump: Gas prices in Hawaii hit record highs (again)
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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Fuel costs are hovering once more and are hitting document highs in a number of locations within the islands.
Honolulu’s common value for normal unleaded gasoline was $5.34 on Thursday, a brand new document value and up 18 cents from early Might, in line with AAA Hawaii.
In Lihue, gasoline is at a document $5.85 a gallon, up 6 cents from final week and 37 cents increased than final month.
In the meantime, the common value of normal unleaded gasoline for Hawaii is $5.45, three cents increased than final week.
The nationwide common for gasoline is $4.72, rising 52 cents over the past month, the AAA stories.
With Memorial Day weekend marking the unofficial begin of the summer time season, gasoline costs adjusted for inflation are the best since 2012, in line with the U.S. Power Info Administration.
And the demand for gasoline will possible proceed to develop.
“Excessive demand for journey as we head into the summer time and continued considerations about world and native provide of gasoline will proceed to place upward stress on pump costs,” stated Liane Sumida, AAA Hawaii common supervisor. “It’s laborious to know what is going to occur with costs, however the upward stress will possible final within the coming weeks and months as folks take summer time highway journeys.”
The typical value for gasoline in Hilo is $5.47, the identical as final Thursday’s value however an 18-cent uptick from final month.
Fuel in Kahului is $5.56 on common, a cent decrease than final week’s common value however 17 cents increased than final month.
Why are gasoline costs persevering with to hit information? It boils down to produce and demand together with ongoing crises abroad.
AAA’s tricks to save gasoline embrace:
- If utilizing premium unleaded gasoline, swap to common unleaded gasoline if premium is beneficial to your car not required.
- Be sure that tires are maintained and inflated to the right stage.
- Preserve your automotive in line with the producer’s suggestions
- Keep away from “jackrabbit” begins and laborious accelerations
- Drive the velocity restrict
- Use cruise management on the freeway to assist preserve a relentless velocity, until on slippery roads.
- Decrease air-con
- Take away pointless gadgets or roof racks when not in use
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Police on the Hawaiian island of Maui on Thursday said they were investigating the discovery of a dead body in the wheel well of a United Airlines jet that arrived from Chicago.
Flight operator United Airlines said the area of the Boeing 787-10 was only accessible from the outside of the aircraft, adding that it was unclear how the deceased individual had gained access.
What we know so far
The body was found in one of the compartments housing the airplane’s landing gear after United Flight 202 from Chicago O’Hare International Airport landed at Kahului Airport.
“The wheel well was only accessible from outside of the aircraft. At this time, it is not clear how or when the person accessed the wheel well,” the airline said.
The Maui Police Department said it was “actively investigating” the grim discovery, but shared no further information.
Stowaways sometimes hide in the unpressurized wheel-houses of planes, or inside cargo holds, and can face temperatures of between minus 50 degrees and minus 60 degrees Celsius (minus 58 and minus 76 degrees Fahrenheit).
They also face the problem of a lack of oxygen when the plane is at altitude. The fatality rate is high for most of those who hide in wheel wells, but some people survive the journey.
Last year, a stowaway was discovered in the undercarriage bay of an Algerian carrier’s aircraft in Paris.
A person was also discovered alive in the wheel section of a Cargolux freight plane at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, which had traveled from South Africa via Kenya.
rc/rm (AP, Reuters)
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WAIMEA (HawaiiNewsNow) – Federal investigators are looking into what caused a plane to crash on Hawaii Island Monday.
The National Transportation Safety Board confirms it is looking into what caused a Cessna to go down at Parker Ranch in Waimea shortly before noon.
Investigators said preliminary information indicated the plane experienced a loss of engine power.
A witness said two people walked away from the aircraft on their own. No one was hurt.
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