Back in May 2013, Reason TV brought you the story of how
protectionist shipping laws created under the Jones Act were
damaging the Hawaiian economy. Now,
lawmakers from Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, and Guam are putting
pressure on the U.S. government to mend the maritime
law.
Passed in 1920, the Jones Act was created to protect the U.S.
shipping industry by mandating that only ships made in the U.S. and
flying the American flag can deliver goods between American ports.
This means that a ship from China can only make one stop in the
U.S. at a time – it would be unable to unload goods in Hawaii
on the way back from Los Angeles.
The law has negatively impacted the Hawaiian economy and now
lawmakers are fighting back.
To learn more about the Jones Act, watch “How Protectionism
Hurts Hawaii: Why It’s Time to Repeal the Jones Act,” produced by
Zach Weissmueller.
About 4 minutes. Original release date was May 2, 2013 and
original writeup is below.
“What would an enemy want to do to the people of Hawaii during
war time?” asks Ken Schoolland, professor of economics at Hawaii
Pacific University and scholar at the Grassroot Institute. “They
would want to cut us off from international shipping. Well, this is
what the law does to us all the time.”Reason TV sat down with Schoolland to talk about the Jones Act,
federal legislation that restricts non-US shipping vessels from
engaging in commerce in domestic shipping lanes. Schoolland argues
that this protectionist measure is crippling the Hawaiian
economy.Attorney John Carroll petitioned to overturn the Jones Act, but
the petition was dismissed by the court with prejudice. Carroll
says he intends to mount a vigorous appeal.About 4 minutes.
Produced by Zach Weissmueller. Shot by Sharif Matar, Paul
Detrick and Weissmueller.
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