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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 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.