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

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 ...

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

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 ...

Tourists — and local residents — who book hotel rooms and cruise ship cabins will begin providing $90 million to $100 million ...

Hawaii lawmakers have passed first-of-its-kind legislation that increases the state’s lodging tax. They say the increase will ...

The first-of-its-kind bill once signed would raise the tax on hotel stays and other vacation rentals in Hawaii.