With an average per-night room rate of $364 exclusive of taxes and fees, Hawaii is already the most expensive hotel market in the United States. The new green fee will add about $2.73 per day to ...

There are rare moments in public policy when government takes a bold step that demands attention. Seven years ago, Hawaii did ...

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 is already an expensive visitor destination. Rising hotel rates, up 29% in 2024 compared to 2019, coupled with the ...

At the latest Civil Cafe, the governor weighed in on where we go from here with the country's first-ever green fee, devoted ...

Hawaii has enacted a new 0.75% 'green fee' on the state's accommodations tax, raising it to 11% for hotel stays and cruise ship cabins.

Hawaii ‘green fee’ to raise $100 million a year. Hawaii's new "green tax" will apply to cruise ships that visit the island in 2026. Currently, cruises are exempt from the state’s transient ...

The ocean stewardship fee aims to offset impacts of marine tourists. Unlike the green fee, its dollars go into a special fund ...

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.

Hawaii's tourism governance is entering uncharted waters as the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) board is stripped of its power ...