Hawaiçi has become one of two states nationally where a gallon of gasoline is averaging more than $3 a gallon.

The AAA’s Daily Fuel Gauge Report show’s Hawaiçi’s statewide average hit $3.001 today, and that it trails California’s $3.014 average.
Gasoline prices have been rising in recent weeks as they trace upward rising crude oil prices. Hawaiçi’s prices are expected to rise further on July 1 when a general excise tax exemption for ethanol fuel expires.
The AAA reported that prices in Hilo were $3.102, up 7.4 cents from yesterday.
Wailuku continued to have the highest prices of the three areas monitored by AAA in the state, with prices averaging $3.25.
Honolulu’s price averaged $2.924.
The prices are still below the high recorded on July 31, 2008 when statewide prices averaged $4.507 in Hawaiçi.