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Dueling gas prices at some Windward stations are raising eyebrows and lightening the load on consumer wallets. Eye-popping petrol
pricing promotionsTwo of the gas stations near the intersection of Kamehameha Highway, Kaneohe Bay Drive and Likelike Highway were offering deals, as was another vendor in Kailua.
Lex Brodie's Fast Gas opened for business yesterday morning on Kaneohe Bay Drive, attracting mauka-bound traffic with an introductory price of $1.84 for all grades of gasoline. The prices will be in effect all week, according to an attendant.
Around the corner, a "gas sale" sign invited commuters into the Aloha Petroleum station by the Island Mini-Mart. The station is selling gas at 5 cents off the regular price, starting at $1.82 for regular unleaded. Its sister-station a few doors down was selling regular unleaded for $1.84.
Across Kaneohe Bay Dr. from Lex Brodie's, there were no special prices in effect at the Chevron station which was selling regular unleaded for 1.86, "plus" for 1.94 and supreme for $1.98. "It's our goal every day to price competitively," said Chevron Public Affairs Manager Albert Chee.
In Kailua, Corey's Shell at 434 Kuulei Road was selling regular unleaded for $1.83 while other grades were roughly 5 cents cheaper than at other area stations.
Deals aside, local drivers are still paying the price of paradise. Gas prices at some mainland stations are $1 or less and Hawaii's prices are the highest in the nation, on average.
Healthy workplaces
Employees at six local businesses and organizations are among the least likely to complain that work is "driving them nuts."The six in question were honored with the Hawaii Psychological Association's inaugural Psychologically Healthy Workplace awards on Friday.
Hawaii Business Equipment Inc. won in the small business category; Hilton Waikoloa Village was named large business winner; Castle Medical Center was the nonprofit division winner and the military winner was the Army's 115th Military Intelligence Group at Schofield Barracks. Selection of a winner in the government agency category may have stressed out the judges, as they could not arrive at one choice. The two winners were Hawaii Health Systems Corp. and the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility.
Entrants were judged in five categories including employee career development and family support. Hawaii was among the first seven states to participate in the American Psychological Association program.
Erika Engle is a reporter with the Star-Bulletin.
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