WAILUKU, Hawai'i — The average price of regular gasoline on Maui has reached a record $4 a gallon.

Wailuku is the first area in the nation tracked by AAA's Daily Fuel Gauge Report to hit the $4 mark. In the remote coastal town of Hana, it was around $4.55 a gallon.

Maui's average rose about half a cent from Wednesday, 5.7 cents from a month ago and about 74 cents from a year ago.

The state's average stands at $3.67, about a penny shy of the record high set in September 2005. California leads the nation with an average of $3.75.