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 ...

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 ‘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 ...

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 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.

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

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

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 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 ...

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.