Governor Josh Green signed into law Senate Bill 1396, now Act 96 today making it the first of its kind in the nation and ...

Hawaii enacts 'green fee' on tourists to raise $100 million annually for climate, ecology protection Tourists will pay more to fund climate mitigation and environmental conservation in the Aloha State ...

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 ...

A Hawaiʻi vacation will cost you more in the near future thanks to a new "green fee" that the governor signed into law today.

"As an island chain, Hawaii cannot wait for the next disaster to hit before taking action," Green said in a statement. "We must build resiliency now, and the Green Fee will provide the necessary ...

Announced on Tuesday, the fee is designed to fund climate change resiliency efforts and preserve the islands’ natural resources. On Tuesday, May 27, 2026, Hawaii Governor Josh Green, joined by ...

Gov. Josh Green has signed what’s being called the “Green Fee” into law. It raises the state’s transient accommodations tax ...

Green previously told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser that Hawaii needs $500 million to $600 million annually to appropriately protect Hawaii against future wildfires and mitigate against climate ...

HONOLULU (CN) — Hawaii made history Tuesday, becoming the first U.S. state to implement a "Green Fee," which will charge visitors an additional tax to help protect the state's environment and build ...

That means hotels, cruise ships and vacation rentals will be a tad more expensive Hawaii Gov. Josh Green believes Act 96 (Senate Bill 1396), which has been named the "Green Fee" bill ...