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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 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.
At the latest Civil Cafe, the governor weighed in on where we go from here with the country's first-ever green fee, devoted ...
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 ...
One of the last bills signed by Green on Wednesday was the focus of a ceremony in the governor’s office at the state Capitol ...
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 ...