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Hawaii’s governor signs new hotel tax legislation to help cope with climate change
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s governor signed legislation Tuesday that boosts a tax imposed on hotel room and vacation rental ...
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.
Why Climate Change Is A Public Health Emergency
Caring for one another means looking ahead. It means seeing climate change not just as an environmental issue but as a human ...
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Hawaii climate impact fee becomes law
000 spent to stay in the islands—to help Hawaii pay to address climate change and reduce the risk of future wildfires. Gov. Josh Green signed Senate Bill 1396 into law as Act 96 on Tuesday while ...
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Hawaii Imposes the Nation’s First Climate Change Tax for Tourists — And It's Expected to Generate $100 Million Annually
Officials estimate that the signing of this bill, which comes nearly two years after the Maui wildfire that more ... to the people of Hawai'i. Climate change is here and has been a super-huge ...
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Hawaii's governor signs new hotel tax legislation to help cope with climate change
wildfires and other consequences of climate change HONOLULU -- Hawaii's governor signed legislation Tuesday that boosts a tax imposed on hotel room and vacation rental stays in order to raise ...
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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.
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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 ...