Hawaii is already an expensive visitor destination. Rising hotel rates, up 29% in 2024 compared to 2019, coupled with the highest lodging tax in the world, are one of the reasons why the number of ...

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green, a Democrat, has signed into law a "Green Fee" bill that will raise tourist taxes to help fund "climate-change" mitigation. Senate Bill 1396 raises the tourist tax on Hawaii ...

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green, a Democrat, has signed into law a “Green Fee” bill that will raise tourist taxes to help fund “climate-change” mitigation. Senate Bill 1396 raises the tourist tax ...

Hawaii lawmakers passed on Friday first-of-its-kind legislation that will increase the state’s lodging tax to raise money for environmental protection and strengthening defenses against climate ...

Hawaii plans to increase hotel tax to help it cope with climate change A bill scheduled for House and Senate votes on Wednesday would add an additional 0.75% to the daily room rate tax starting ...

Hawaii has passed legislation to increase taxes for people staying at hotels to help the islands cope with the increasing pressures from climate change. The bill, SB1396, ...

On Monday, Gov. Josh Green of Hawaii said his state intended to sue fossil fuel companies over their role in climate change to make them pay for damage from its effects, like the 2023 wildfires ...