Hawaii recently passed a law requiring a percentage of alcohol in gasoline. As the State is not currently 'ramped up' to do that we'll have to import the bulk of the alcohol. Thinking is this will give a boost to the sugar cane growers down the road.
A nagging detail of this is where the growers are going to get the WATER to grow the substantial qauntitys of sugar cane this plan will require. Sugar Cane needs a LOT of water! Were an Island, HELLO, it's not like we got a lot of 'sources' for the limited water we DO have.
Add to the cost of gas the coming increased cost of a drink of a water around here!
