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Today, the Hillsboro Herald received another tip—this time from inside the embattled Clean Water Services. A whistleblower forwarded a new ...
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 ...
According to the Associated Press and USA Today, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green signed a bill on ... to pay a fee based on the nightly rate of their travel accommodations. For example, travelers staying ...
Hawaii lawmakers have passed the first-of-its-kind legislation that will increase the state’s lodging tax to raise money for environmental protection and strengthening defenses against climate change ...
In April 2025, claims (archived) circulated online that U.S. border authorities detained and deported two German tourists in Hawaii. One X user, whose post had more than 4 million views at the ...
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green (D) said Wednesday that if President Trump’s plan to put education policy in the hands of the states happens, he would “take it” and “make good use” of the money ...
For more information about the digital declaration form and the Akamai Arrival initiative, visit https://akamaiarrival.hawaii.gov/ ...
In early May, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green signed historic legislation that gives counties across the islands more power to regulate — and even phase out — short-term rentals. The law marks a ...
Dale Dixon, Chief Innovation Officer for the Better Business Bureau Great West & Pacific joins producer/host Coralie Chun Matayoshi to discuss whether travel agencies that operate in Hawaii have ...
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green has signed a bill into law that he says will "ensure that our visitor industry grows in a way that respects and preserves our cultural heritage while promoting economic ...