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 ...

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 ...

It’s Hawaii’s largest rodeo, and it’s happening this weekend on Maui. This year's queen, Zoe Asue, comes from a long line of prestigious paniolo, or cowboys.

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 ...

Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, the University of Hawaii at Mānoa is the state’s flagship public institution. It’s also the oldest and largest of the state’s University of Hawaii campuses.

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 ...

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 ...

Police in Hawaii accused of arresting sober drivers to meet DUI quota: ‘I was pretty scared, pretty terrified’ From 2022 through 2024, Honolulu police arrested 127 people who had a blood ...

Hawaii is adding a 0.75% tax to hotel and vacation rental stays starting Jan. 1, 2026 A new 11% tax on cruise ships will begin in July 2026 Revenue, estimated at $100 million annually, will fund ...

Armando Rodriguez and his wife, Karina, employ green-card workers on Aloha Star Coffee Farms on the Big Island in Hawaii. They say ICE officials have now started arresting other local farmers on ...

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