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Hawaii to begin charging new ‘Green Fee’ tourist tax: How much will it cost visitors?
Governor Josh Green signed into law Senate Bill 1396, now Act 96 today making it the first of its kind in the nation and ...
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Hawaii enacts 'green fee' on tourists to raise $100 million annually for climate, ecology protection
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 ...
Hawaiʻi Makes History As First State To Charge Tourists To Save Environment
A Hawaiʻi vacation will cost you more in the near future thanks to a new "green fee" that the governor signed into law today.
Hawai’i Becomes First U.S. State to Implement “Green Fee” Tourist Tax in Effort to Better Protect the Islands
The new fee, which will go into effect at the start of 2026, is intended to raise money to improve climate-change resilience ...
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Hawaii to begin charging new ‘Green Fee’ tourist tax: How much will it cost visitors?
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green signed Act 96 into law Tuesday, effectively approving a tax — also known as the “Green Fee” — which is the first of its kind in the nation. “I hope the world is ...
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Governor signs 'Green Fee,' raising hotel tax to 11% to fund climate resilience projects
Gov. Josh Green has signed what’s being called the “Green Fee” into law. It raises the state’s transient accommodations tax ...
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Hawaii to begin charging new ‘Green Fee’ tourist tax: How much will it cost visitors?
HONOLULU (KHON) – Beginning next year, visitors to Hawaii will be subject to a “climate impact fee” which aims to generate funds for mitigating future environmental challenges the state ...