Hawaii’s four counties can add an extra tax on top of the state TAT. All of them have decided to add the maximum possible, ...

Governor Josh Green signed into law Senate Bill 1396, now Act 96 today making it the first of its kind in the nation and ...

Governor Josh Green, M.D., announced on Good Morning Hawaii, his plans to veto House Bill 796, which would have eliminated ...

This fee will be applied to costs for tourism-related activities ... Hawaii’s environment. A new law in Hawaii will hike the Transient Accommodation Tax to raise money for environmental protections.

In a landmark move, Hawaii has become the first U.S. state to implement a climate impact fee, introducing a new tax on ... the new law, which aims to promote “equity across the tourism industry.” ...

The new fee, which will go into effect at the start of 2026, is intended to raise money to improve climate-change resilience ...

Hawaii: Act 96 will impose a “green tax” on tourists to safeguard Hawai‘i’s natural ecosystems from the growing impacts of ...

Green said the industry looked at "the greater good" for tourism, Hawaii and the planet. Green initially proposed a bill that would put revenue from the tax increase into a dedicated fund, but ...

Hawaii’s new “green” tourism tax, believed to be the first of its kind in the nation, is necessary for the islands to offset the effects of climate change and millions of yearly visitors, Gov. Josh ...