HONOLULU (KHON) – Hawaii’s “Green Fee” went into effect on Jan. 1, albeit without one provision that lawmakers were hoping to push through. The Green Fee increases the Transient Accommodations Tax by ...

Hawaii’s new tourist tax has come into force. The tax is seeking to raise money to help address potential ramifications of climate change in the nation’s first “Green Fee” levy, designed to help ...

The state of Hawaii is officially changing the name of the largest island in the archipelago from Island of Hawaii to simply Hawaii. The Hawaii Board on Geographic Names approved the name change at a ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) -After clearing legal hurdles, a new state law imposing higher taxes for tourists is on track to go into effect in the new year. The Green Fee will increase the transient ...

A federal judge's ruling clears the way for Hawaii to include cruise ship passengers in a new tourist tax to help pay for the impacts of climate change, a levy set to go into effect at the start of ...

College football’s bowl slate continues on Christmas Eve with a showdown in Honolulu between California and Hawaii. The Hawaii Bowl is the final pre-Christmas bowl matchup, and there’s plenty of ...

Walking into King’s Hawaiian Bakery & Restaurant in Torrance is an instant reminder of Hawaii. The suburban restaurant, just south of downtown Los Angeles, sports a large lanai (patio) and palm trees, ...

HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii- The saga continues as Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano erupts for the 38th time. Starting at 8:45 a.m. local time on Dec. 6, continuous lava fountaining lasted 12.1 ...

It is forecast to approach the islands as a tropical storm early next week. A state of emergency has been issued in Hawaii ahead of possible inclement weather posed by Hurricane Kiko, officials said.

Wednesday evening in Waikiki ended in classic Hawaiian style, with a stunning red, orange and gold sunset, children laughing and splashing in waves lapping at the shore – and parents sipping cocktails ...

A major earthquake off the coast of Russia set off widespread tsunami alerts and evacuations all across the Pacific. It was the strongest quake on the planet since 2011, and the sixth largest ever ...

HONOLULU ‒ The Hawaiian Islands were sent into chaos on the afternoon of July 29 as people braced for a tsunami warning across the state. Sirens blared every hour, urging people to evacuate the ...