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Why people in Hawaii should care about this conflict
Since Hawai'i is largely dependent on imported goods, you may start seeing increases in the cost of everything you buy because of the uncertainty in the Middle East.
"...As Israel battles Hezbollah forces in Lebanon, the U.S. economy is reacting, particularly the stock market and the price of oil. Local economists say Hawaii's pump prices don't have to go up because so much of our oil comes from Asia -- but they say retailers probably will at least try, and that trickles down to just about all goods and services...
"...The economic impact also affects the cost of doing business.
"We're in the restaurant business, and you can see it in the delivery surcharges, computer tech people are charging surcharges, $30 travel time, that kind of thing," Dickson said.
And just getting stuff to Hawaii in the first place becomes a little more expensive.
"The Matson containers that are coming in, bringing the goods in, they're passing on the charge to us," Dickson said.
Hawaii could see a slight lag before prices jump in response to the latest oil-barrel rates. As for airline, shipping or electric bill surcharges, many companies have already factored in some expected oil hikes."
Miulang
Since Hawai'i is largely dependent on imported goods, you may start seeing increases in the cost of everything you buy because of the uncertainty in the Middle East.
"...As Israel battles Hezbollah forces in Lebanon, the U.S. economy is reacting, particularly the stock market and the price of oil. Local economists say Hawaii's pump prices don't have to go up because so much of our oil comes from Asia -- but they say retailers probably will at least try, and that trickles down to just about all goods and services...
"...The economic impact also affects the cost of doing business.
"We're in the restaurant business, and you can see it in the delivery surcharges, computer tech people are charging surcharges, $30 travel time, that kind of thing," Dickson said.
And just getting stuff to Hawaii in the first place becomes a little more expensive.
"The Matson containers that are coming in, bringing the goods in, they're passing on the charge to us," Dickson said.
Hawaii could see a slight lag before prices jump in response to the latest oil-barrel rates. As for airline, shipping or electric bill surcharges, many companies have already factored in some expected oil hikes."
Miulang
Israel is not just targeting military targets. They are endangering American lives. In one sense, thank god Benjamin Netanyahu and his zealot bunch were not put into power in Israel. If it had, I think Israel would have already dropped a few US-supplied nuclear warheads on the people of Lebanon and the Palestine. It's also interesting to note that Hamas and Hezbollah used to be sort of enemies; now with Israel's actions, they may be coalescing and joining forces. The more Israel bombs Lebanon, the more the moderate Lebanese will take the side of Hezbollah. You know what else is kind of ironic? The White House is the one that put the current government of Lebanon in power. The White House was also at the forefront of spreading democracy in the Palestine, to ensure that its elections were fair. And guess what? The Palestinians were the ones who voted Hamas into office. Once again, the US policy of "regime change" may come back and bite us in the butt.
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