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Maui Drivers Watch Gas Prices Reach $4

Friday, March 14, 2008 2:55:24 PM
By JAYMES SONG

A gas station displays its prices on Tuesday, March 11, 2007, in Kahului, Hawaii. While the price of oil soars above $100 a barrel, most Americans dread the day they will have to pay $4. On this tropical island and a few stations in California, $4 gas has already arrived, straining the pocketbooks of residents and businesses.  (AP Photo/Hugh E. Gentry)WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) - "Maui No Ka Oi" is a popular Hawaiian saying that means Maui is the best. Mike Sweeney recently moved to this idyllic island from Denver and was hit with the other side of living in paradise with his first visit to the gas pump: Maui is also No. 1 in gas prices.

"After seeing the total, I won't be smiling," Sweeney said as he watched the numbers on the Chevron pump spin faster than a slot machine.

The pump finally stopped at $97.20, which put 24.5 gallons in his Chevrolet Avalanche.


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