I f my preconceptions of visiting Hawaii for the first time could be compared to the Hawaiian surf, they’d be the shoreline ...

Treat yourself to a serene Hawaiian escape with some classic Californian influences. This beach town welcomes you with sandy ...

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 ...

If you’re planning a Hawaii vacation soon, expect a new tax coming your way. That's because Hawaii just became the first state to impose a so-called "Green Fee" or "green tax" for tourists. 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 ...

Governor Josh Green of Hawaii just signed new Green Tax legislation that will go live in 2026. Here's what you need to know.

Everyone who stays in a Hawaii hotel, cruise ship or other lodging beginning Jan. 1 will pay an extra $3 for every $400 in overnight costs — or an additional $30 for every $4,000 spent to stay ...

What is the Green Fee? According to a press release by Governor Josh Green’s office, the nation’s first “Green Fee,” Hawaii’s Act 96, will increase the state’s transient accommodations ...

Hawaii's most famous coastline, Waikiki Beach, is not going to be the same in the next 50 years. The beaches flanking Waikiki have narrowed, and in some areas, are nonexistent. In as little as 20 ...

Hawaii Governor Josh Green said the tax "ensures that visitors who come to Hawai'i are making an investment in Hawai'i's future." ...

In the first year of Hawaii Community College’s Marine Option Program (MOP), students helped count at least 80 green sea turtles along Punaluu Black Sand Beach and Haena Beach. The green sea ...

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green (D) has signed a "Green Fee" bill, raising tourist taxes to fund climate change mitigation and address invasive species and beach restoration.