The bipartisan push for a Jones Act exemption for Hawaii and other non-contiguous states is starting to receive more attention, both in Hawaii and around the world. Local media outlets like Pacific Business News have carried the story of the growing movement, and an Associated Press account of the effort
Hawaii House Speaker Endorses Jones Act Reform Bipartisan sponsorship of House Resolution demonstrates growing support for a Jones Act exemption HONOLULU, Hawaii—March 10, 2014—The effort to improve Hawaii’s economy has taken an important step forward with the introduction of a series of resolutions supporting a limited exemption to the US-build
When a law has as broad a reach as the Jones Act does, you’re likely to run into it in some unlikely places. Just a few weeks ago, it was a barrier for New Jersey in getting the road salt it needed to keep highways safe during an unusually tough
Talk to someone on the East Coast right now, and you’re likely to get an extra helping of jealousy over Hawaii’s beautiful weather. That’s because the last week has seen as much as a foot of snow in parts of New Jersey (and throughout the NorthEast and Mid-Atlantic). Road conditions
Recently, an article from Reuters by Jack Kemp looked at the Jones Act and the national security arguments used to defend it. Those who support amending the Jones Act (including the Grassroot Institute) often note that the Act serves to hamper trade and the free market without ever succeeding in
By Michael Hansen 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 as alleged in a three-year
By Michael Hansen The respected authority Drewry Shipping Consultants Ltd. in their Container Insight Weekly (WK-46) published November 17, 2013, called the Jones Act “an increasingly expensive luxury” and validated Hawaii Shippers’ Council (HSC)’s estimates that U.S. shipbuilding costs are 4 to 5 times that for building a comparable ship in South Korea or Japan which
By Michael Hansen The Senate of Puerto Rico’s Legislative Assembly is planning to study the economic impact of the Jones Act on the Commonwealth. The purpose of the study is to review the germane literature especially three recent reports addressing the Jones Act and Puerto Rico and determine what changes
This editorial was published in the Honolulu Star Advertiser on Aug. 21, 2013. Nonpartisan effort needed to change harmful Jones Act POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Aug 21, 2013 With the growing awareness of the Jones Act and its impact on the cost of almost everything in Hawaii, calls for action are
By Michael Hansen Puerto Rico’s sole delegate to the U.S. Congress, Representative Pedro Pierluisi, has announced that he has introduced legislation that would 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. The Jones Act (Section
The bipartisan push for a Jones Act exemption for Hawaii and other non-contiguous states is starting to receive more attention, both in Hawaii and around the world. Local media outlets like Pacific Business News have carried the story of the growing movement, and an Associated Press account of the effort
Hawaii House Speaker Endorses Jones Act Reform Bipartisan sponsorship of House Resolution demonstrates growing support for a Jones Act exemption HONOLULU, Hawaii—March 10, 2014—The effort to improve Hawaii’s economy has taken an important step forward with the introduction of a series of resolutions supporting a limited exemption to the US-build
When a law has as broad a reach as the Jones Act does, you’re likely to run into it in some unlikely places. Just a few weeks ago, it was a barrier for New Jersey in getting the road salt it needed to keep highways safe during an unusually tough
Talk to someone on the East Coast right now, and you’re likely to get an extra helping of jealousy over Hawaii’s beautiful weather. That’s because the last week has seen as much as a foot of snow in parts of New Jersey (and throughout the NorthEast and Mid-Atlantic). Road conditions
Recently, an article from Reuters by Jack Kemp looked at the Jones Act and the national security arguments used to defend it. Those who support amending the Jones Act (including the Grassroot Institute) often note that the Act serves to hamper trade and the free market without ever succeeding in
By Michael Hansen 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 as alleged in a three-year
By Michael Hansen The respected authority Drewry Shipping Consultants Ltd. in their Container Insight Weekly (WK-46) published November 17, 2013, called the Jones Act “an increasingly expensive luxury” and validated Hawaii Shippers’ Council (HSC)’s estimates that U.S. shipbuilding costs are 4 to 5 times that for building a comparable ship in South Korea or Japan which
By Michael Hansen The Senate of Puerto Rico’s Legislative Assembly is planning to study the economic impact of the Jones Act on the Commonwealth. The purpose of the study is to review the germane literature especially three recent reports addressing the Jones Act and Puerto Rico and determine what changes
This editorial was published in the Honolulu Star Advertiser on Aug. 21, 2013. Nonpartisan effort needed to change harmful Jones Act POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Aug 21, 2013 With the growing awareness of the Jones Act and its impact on the cost of almost everything in Hawaii, calls for action are
By Michael Hansen Puerto Rico’s sole delegate to the U.S. Congress, Representative Pedro Pierluisi, has announced that he has introduced legislation that would 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. The Jones Act (Section
