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Hawaii's governor signs new hotel tax legislation to help cope with climate change
Hawaii's governor signed legislation Tuesday that boosts a tax imposed on hotel room and vacation rental stays in order to ...
Hawaii Imposes the Nation’s First Climate Change Tax for Tourists — And It's Expected to Generate $100 Million Annually
Legislators in Hawaii are implementing a tourism tax they believe will help the state take action against climate change.
Hawaii becomes first US state to charge 'Green Fee' on tourists
Hawaii became the first U.S. state to establish a climate impact fee on Tuesday, placing an additional tax on tourists to ...
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Hawaii's first-in-the-nation climate change tourist tax expected to generate nearly $100M annually
wildfires and other consequences of climate change. The signing, which comes nearly two years after a Maui wildfire killed 102 people and wiped out almost all of Lahaina town, marks the nation's ...
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Green signs climate fee bill: State hotel room tax to increase to 14%
Governor Josh Green held a press conference and signed into law a first of its kind green fee climate impact bill on Tuesday, ...
Hawaii to make sweeping tourism changes in bid to combat climate change
Hawaii to make sweeping tourism changes in bid to combat climate change - Governor Josh Green commented other states and ...
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Hawaii climate impact fee becomes law
Everyone who stays in a Hawaii hotel, cruise ship or other lodging beginning Jan. 1 will pay an extra $3 for every $400 in ...
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Hawaii Adds 'Green Fee' to Hotel Stays to Combat Climate Change
Hawaii will add a new surcharge to the state’s existing accommodations tax to address the growing impacts of climate change.