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Here are the Scoundrels in the Hawaii State Legislature who Made Hawaii the First State to Impose Gas Caps, Increased What Consumers Pay for Gasoline By Messing with the Free Market, and Made the State the Laughing Stock of the Nation
By Hawaii Reporter Staff, 9/1/2005 12:25:25 AM

Hawaii's Gas Cap Law goes into effect Sept. 1, 2005, and will actually increase prices that consumers pay at the pump by an estimated 20 to 30 cents a gallon. Here are the lawmakers who voted for the 2002 law (revised in 2004), which caps the wholesale price of gasoline, and ties the cap to three markets in the U.S. mainland. Note: some legislators voted no for the original bill, but yes for the 2004 amended bill. Sen. Paul Whalen was a member of the state House when he voted yes for the 2002 bill, but is now a member of the state Senate and was excused for the 2004 vote. Other legislators are now in the U.S. Congress, the Honolulu City Council or out of office all together, but are shown here as legislators for purposes of this list.

To see the status of the Gas Cap bill SB2179 SD2 HD1 CD2 from the Hawaii State Legislature 2002 Legislative Session, go to: http://tinyurl.com/7kjue

To see the status of the amended Gas Cap bill SB3193 SD2 HD2 CD1 from the Hawaii State Legislature 2004 Legislative Session, go to: http://tinyurl.com/byrns


Former Gov. Ben Cayetano


Ron Menor - Senate


Hermina Morita - House


Melodie Williams Aduja - Senate


Rosalyn Baker - Senate


Jan Buen - Senate


Robert Bunda - Senate


Avery B. Chumbley - Senate


Suzanne Chun Oakland - Senate


Jonathan Chun - Senate


J. Kalani English - Senate

"Willie C. Espero Centered"


Carol Fukunaga - Senate


Colleen Hanabusa - Senate


Gary Hooser - Senate


David Ige - Senate


Les Ihara - Senate


Lorraine Inouye - Senate


Brian Kanno - Senate


Cal Kawamoto - Senate


Donna Mercado Kim - State Senate


Russell Kokubun - Senate


Matt Matsunaga - Senate


Bob Nakata - Senate


Norman Sakamoto - Senate


Rod Tam


Brian Taniguchi - Senate


Shan Tsutsui - Senate


Felipe P. Abinsay, Jr - House


Dennis Arakaki - House


Emily Auwae - House


Ben Cabreros - House


Kirk Caldwell - House


Ed Case


Jerry Chang - House


Cindy Evans - House


Nestor Garcia - House


Helene Hale - House


Eric Hamakawa - House


Robert Herkes - House


Kenneth Hiraki - House


Ken Ito - House


Michael Kahikina - House


Sol Koohalahala - House


Ezra Kanoho - House


Jon Riki Karamatsu - House


Marilyn Lee - House


Bertha F. K. Leong - House


Sylvia Luke - House


Michael Magaoay - House


Barbara Marumoto - House


Romy Mindo - House


Scott Nishimoto - House


Blake Oshiro - House


Marcus Oshiro - House


David A. Pendleton - House


Jim Rath - House


Scott Saiki - House


Calvin Say - House


Brian Schatz - House


Maile Shimabukuro - House


Alex Sonson - House


Nathan Suzuki - House


Dwight Takamine - House


Mark Takai - House


Roy Takumi - House


Tulsi Gabbard Tamayo - House


Cynthia Henry Thielen - House


Glenn Wakai - House


Tommy Waters - House


Paul Whalen


Noboru Yonamine - House


Terry Nui Yoshinaga - House


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