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

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

Gov. Josh Green has signed what’s being called the “Green Fee” into law. It raises the state’s transient accommodations tax ...

It has just become the first state in the country to adopt a “green fee,” which is a charge that will be added onto the cost ...

A Hawaiʻi vacation will cost you more in the near future thanks to a new "green fee" that the governor signed into law today.

Hawaii will add a new surcharge to the state’s existing accommodations tax to address the growing impacts of climate change.

Senate Bill 1396 creates a climate “green fee” — finally — while SB 897 will help Hawaii’s major power utility, Hawaiian Electric Co., stay solvent and push ahead on crucial improvements ...

Lawmakers in Hawaii passed legislation that will increase the taxes on hotels, vacation rentals, and other short-term accommodations. This lodging tax has also been nicknamed “the green fee ...

Hawaii lawmakers have passed a groundbreaking bill, poised for Governor Green's approval, that increases the state's hotel tax by 0.75 percent. This initiative, a national first, aims to generate ...

Hawaii governor Josh Green said he intends ... It described the levy as a “climate impact fee” or “green fee,” adding that it “will help the islands to mitigate the impacts of climate ...

A trip to Hawaii is about to get even more ... visiting the islands via cruise ships. Green has long been in favor of charging a $50 fee from tourists to enter the state, but various versions ...

HONOLULU (Island News) -- Before the state legislature ended its session, lawmakers passed the first-of-its-kind "green fee" bill to protect Hawaii's natural resources. "There are numbers out ...