We don't get our oil here, which still accounts for most of our energy, from the United States continent, a continent which exports oil, not import, exports oil. The Jones Act is the reason why we don't get our oil from the mainland. We have to get our oil in the international market. And so if the international market is disrupted, shipping wise, then we need to get our oil from the US Mainland. (15:15–15:20)
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Asserts that the Jones Act prevents Hawaii from obtaining oil from the U.S. mainland.
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