Gas prices in West Hawaii increased slightly this week, an analysis of AAA and GasBuddy.com data shows. ADVERTISING Gas prices in West Hawaii increased slightly this week, an analysis of AAA and GasBuddy.com data shows. The price per gallon of
Gas prices in West Hawaii increased slightly this week, an analysis of AAA and GasBuddy.com data shows.
The price per gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in West Hawaii — excluding the Waikoloa resort area — averaged $3.63 between Monday (June 22) and Friday (June 26), according to a week’s worth of GasBuddy.com data from the Kailua-Kona, Waimea, Kealakekua and Waikoloa areas. That’s up a penny from last week, but down from $3.82 in early January.
Including the Waikoloa resort area, where prices are higher, motorists this week spent on average $3.67, according to GasBuddy.com data.
At Kailua-Kona gas stations, motorists spent an average $3.54 per gallon, up two cents from last week. Gas prices in Kailua-Kona have increased about eight percent since reaching a low of $3.27 in mid-February. At the Kailua-Kona Costco, where membership is required, a gallon of gas held steady at $3.19.
In Kealakekua, motorists doled out $3.52 per gallon this week.
Drivers fueling up in Waimea paid an average of $3.71 per gallon. The same gallon of gas averaged $3.72 in Waikoloa Village. Filling up in the resort area of Waikoloa resort cost drivers an average of $3.87 per gallon this week.
Hilo drivers spent $3.29 per gallon, up one cent from last week, according to GasBuddy.com data. AAA’s Daily Fuel Gauge Report put the average price of gas at $3.32 per gallon this week, up three cents last week. AAA does not track gas prices for other areas on the Big Island.
The statewide average for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel was $3.37 this week, up two cents from last week, but down nearly a dollar from last year, according to the AAA data. One year ago, Hawaii residents were spending $4.35 per gallon.
According to AAA, Hawaii is among 45 states and Washington D.C. saving more than 75 cents per gallon at the pumps compared to last year.
In Honolulu, a gallon of gas during the week averaged $3.30 while the Wailuku area of Maui paid $3.44, according to AAA. Both prices are up from last week.
Nationwide, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline decreased two cents to $2.78. California residents continue to pay the most at $3.470 per gallon. South Carolina drivers paid the least this week at $2.47 per gallon.
