The Hawaii Legislature has passed SB1396, a measure meant to mitigate the effects of climate change by increasing the state's ...

Revenue from the new tourism tax will fund vital climate change mitigation and sustainability projects, but will add ...

Cruise passengers will be charged a tax for the time that they stay in Hawaiian ports, a report by KHON2 said. According to ...

Hawaii lawmakers have passed a first-of-its-kind legislation that increases taxes on short-term lodging to fund environmental ...

On Jan. 1, 2026, Hawaiʻi will see another increase to the transient accommodations tax, raising the rate by 0.75% through legislation passed in Senate Bill 1396. The bill aims to fund disaster ...

These iconic vacation destinations are already expensive, and prices keep going up. If you're going to visit them, make plans to go before you're priced out.

Hawaii has passed legislation to increase people staying at hotels to help the islands cope with the increasing pressures ...

New legislation in Hawaii would raise tourist tax rates to 11% by next year, generating revenue for climate resilience ...

The increased tax — dubbed “the green fee” and passed in the wake of the devastating wildfires that swept across Maui — is ...

State lawmakers passed a bill adding a new 0.75% levy to the existing TAT and 11% tax to cruise ship passengers.

Here is the status of major bills following the end of Hawaii’s annual 60-day legislative session on Friday. The bills listed as passed were approved by both the House and Senate. Acts refer to bills ...