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What is your position on the Jones Act, which supporters say protects the U.S. shipping industry, but opponents say inflates shipping prices and therefore costs to Hawaii consumers?
The Jones Act needs to be amended and/or repealed to be updated to modern times. Does the average citizen even know what the Jones act is? The Jones Act prevents foreign-flagged ships from carrying cargo between the contiguous U.S. and certain noncontiguous parts of the U.S., such as Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Alaska, and Guam. Foreign ships inbound with goods cannot stop at any of these four locations, offload goods, load contiguous-bound goods, and continue to U.S. contiguous ports, although ships can offload cargo and proceed to the contiguous U.S. without picking up any additional cargo intended for delivery to another U.S. location. This Act was made in 1920, it is 2024! Over 104 years have passed and the prices of goods have gone up due to inflation, extortion, tariffs, and the price of shipping via a boat or a plane. The Hawaiian Islands was entirely self-sufficient before foreign invasion and now we Import more goods & food than we export. This isn’t right! Why is a loaf of bread cheaper and fresher in New York than our local super markets? If you ask me, the Jones Act is a scam to extort All the People of the Hawaiian Islands, Puerto Rico, Alaska, & Guam!