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New Hawaii Tourist Tax Approved: Will Your Vacation Cost More?
If you’re planning a Hawaii vacation soon, expect a new tax coming your way. That's because Hawaii just became the first ...
Hawaii Introduces Tourist Tax for People Visiting State
Hawaii Governor Josh Green said the tax "ensures that visitors who come to Hawai'i are making an investment in Hawai'i's ...
Hawaii to begin charging new ‘Green Fee’ tourist tax: How much will it cost visitors?
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 $100M annually for climate, ecology protection
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green, a Democrat, has signed into law a “Green Fee” bill that will raise tourist taxes to help fund ...
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Hawaii's first-in-the-nation climate change tourist tax expected to generate nearly $100M annually
Hawaii's governor signed legislation that boosts a tax imposed on hotel room and vacation rental stays in order to raise ...
Hawaii becomes 1st state to tax tourists for climate change
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green enacted legislation on May 27 establishing the country's first tourist tax designed to fund climate ...
Hawaii becomes first US state to charge 'Green Fee' on tourists
Hawaii became the first U.S. state to establish a climate impact fee on Tuesday, placing an additional tax on tourists to fund climate change resiliency projects and environmental stewardship within ...
Hawai’i Becomes First U.S. State to Implement “Green Fee” Tourist Tax in Effort to Better Protect the Islands
The new fee, which will go into effect at the start of 2026, is intended to raise money to improve climate-change resilience ...
Hawaii’s governor signs new hotel tax legislation to help cope with climate change
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s governor signed legislation Tuesday that boosts a tax imposed on hotel room and vacation rental ...
Tourists say they'll 'stop going' to holiday hotspot after 'green tax' introduced
A holiday destination that welcomes millions of tourists annually has introduced a new tax in a bid to help the island ...
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Hawaii enacts 'green fee' on tourists to raise $100 million annually for climate, ecology protection
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 ...