Gas prices in West Hawaii held steady this week, an analysis of GasBuddy.com and AAA data shows.
Motorists fueling up in Kailua-Kona spent an average of $3.43 per gallon, unchanged from last week, according to the GasBuddy.com data. At the Kailua-Kona Costco, where membership is required, a gallon of gas increased to $3.18. On Friday, the price was $3.19.
Drivers in Waimea paid an average of $3.61 per gallon while the same gallon of gas averaged $3.62 in Waikoloa Village. Filling up in the resort area of Waikoloa resort cost drivers an average of $3.79 per gallon this week.
In Kealakekua, motorists spent $3.42 per gallon this week. That was also unchanged from last week.
Based on those locations, the per gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in West Hawaii — excluding the Waikoloa resort area — averaged $3.52 between Monday (May 18) and Friday (May 22), according to a week’s worth of GasBuddy.com data from the Kailua-Kona, Waimea, Kealakekua and Waikoloa areas. That’s unchanged from the week prior.
Including the Waikoloa resort area, where prices are regularly higher, motorists this week spent on average $3.57, also down unchanged, according to GasBuddy.com data.
Hilo drivers spent $3.16 per gallon, unchanged from last week, according to GasBuddy.com data. AAA’s Daily Fuel Gauge Report put the average price of gas at $3.20 per gallon this week, up a penny from the week before. AAA does not track gas prices for other areas on the Big Island.
The statewide average for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel was $3.26, up from $3.24 last week, according to the AAA data. One year ago, Hawaii residents were spending $4.37 per gallon.
In Honolulu, a gallon of gas during the week averaged $3.17 per gallon while the Wailuku area of Maui paid $3.38, according to AAA.
Nationwide, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline this week was $2.72. California residents continue the most for gas at an average of $3.80 per gallon. South Carolina drivers paid the least this week at $2.41 per gallon.