Gas prices in West Hawaii continue to rise, an analysis of AAA and GasBuddy.com data shows.
Gas prices in West Hawaii continue to rise, 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 $3.45 between Monday (March 9) and Friday (March 13), according to a week’s worth of GasBuddy.com data from the Kailua-Kona, Waimea, Kealakekua and Waikoloa areas. That’s up seven cents from the week prior.
Including the Waikoloa resort area, where prices are higher, motorists this week spent on average $3.49, also up seven cents from the week before, according to GasBuddy.com data.
At Kailua-Kona gas stations, motorists spent an average $3.38 per gallon. On Jan. 2, motorists were paying an average of $3.72 per gallon, according to the data. Gas prices in Kailua-Kona reached a low of $3.27 in mid-February.
At the Kailua-Kona Costco, where membership is required, a gallon of gas held steady at $2.99 this week, up from a low of $2.55 in late January and early February.
Drivers filling up in Waimea paid an average of $3.51 per gallon while the same gallon of gas averaged $3.52 in Waikoloa Village. Filling up in the resort area of Waikoloa resort cost drivers an average of $3.69 per gallon this week.
In Kealakekua, motorists spent $3.38 per gallon this week, which was up seven cents from last week.
Hilo drivers spent $3.09 per gallon for the same gallon of gas, according to GasBuddy.com data. AAA’s Daily Fuel Gauge Report put the average price of gas at $3.11 per gallon this week. AAA does not track gas prices for the Kona area.
The statewide average for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel was $3.14, up six cents from the week prior, according to AAA. One year ago, Hawaii residents were spending an additional dollar per gallon at $4.15.
In Honolulu, a gallon of gas averaged $3.06 per gallon while the Wailuku area of Maui paid $3.21, according to AAA.
Nationwide, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline this week was $2.45, unchanged from last week, but up from a low of $2.03 on Jan. 26.
California residents this week continued to pay the most for gas. Motorists in the Golden State paid an average of $3.42 per gallon. South Carolina drivers paid the least this week at $2.16 per gallon.