Hawaii Rep. Case pushing for exemption to Jones Act to save residents money

HONOLULU (KHON2) — A Hawaii congressman is pushing for a shipping exception to help with living costs in the islands by introducing legislation to get Hawaii excluded from the Jones Act.

The Act mandates that all cargo shipping between United States ports occur exclusively on U.S., not foreign, flagged vessels.

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