Hawaii became the first U.S. state to establish a climate impact fee on Tuesday, placing an additional tax on tourists to ...

Hawaii's new "Green Fee" bill raises tourist taxes to fund climate change initiatives, wildlife conservation and ...

Hawaii’s four counties can add an extra tax on top of the state TAT. All of them have decided to add the maximum possible, ...

Hawaii's new tax on hotel stays and cruise cabins will generate $100 million annually to fund environmental protections and ...

Everyone who stays in a Hawaii hotel, cruise ship or other lodging beginning Jan. 1 will pay an extra $3 for every $400 in ...

The new fee, which will go into effect at the start of 2026, is intended to raise money to improve climate-change resilience ...

The fee is expected to raise about $100 million a year for projects to make the state’s infrastructure more resilient to the ...

Hawaii will add a new surcharge to the state’s existing accommodations tax to address the growing impacts of climate change.

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green signed Act 96 into law Tuesday, effectively approving a tax — also known as the “Green Fee” — which is the first of its kind in the nation. “I hope the world is ...

Josh Green signed into law a first-of-its-kind climate impact bill Tuesday at the state Capitol. The governor was flanked by ...

Hawaii's tourism landscape is shifting as a new law redefines the role of a key agency. Help us to honor the shining stars ...